Thursday, September 8, 2016
I met Terry in the mid nineties, when we both worked for Controls Systems International. He and I worked on a great number of projects together over the 20 years or so that I knew him. There were times when I was frustrated by the way he did things, until he explained to me that he learned and understood things through the Gestalt Method. I remember nodding my head and saying something to the effect that I "I understand" I went and looked it up later and then I did understand him. He didn't have the greatest of what most call "people skills" , I considered him as somewhat of a savant. Because of this I often described Terry as a "Very Unique" individual. Back in the day we spent many hours sitting on a bucket commissioning a building together. He was a great controls technician that took pride in his work. As a Project Manager I knew that anytime Terry was on my project I didn't have to worry, he could and would overcome any obstacle to "make it right", so long as he had a sufficient supply of Dr Pepper to fuel him. Farewell my friend, it was great knowing you.
