Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Barb and family. As you know, I worked with Don from the time I got to SGI as a 24 year old punk lawyer in 1985 until his retirement in 2010. Along with our good friend Ken Lerner, Don always made time for me over the years, constantly putting up with my nonsense with grace and good humour, and thereby successfully turning me from that punk lawyer to someone able to assume the position of General Counsel at SGI when Don retired. They were very large shoes to fill and I'm not sure I ever did fill them. He was without a doubt one of the kindest (probably THE kindest) and strongest people I ever worked with at SGI and I will always be grateful for that. I'm sure Don and Ken are now together again, each giving it to the other as good as they got.
Leona and I would like to offer our deepest sympathies on Don's passing. We considered him a friend. Take care!
Tim MacLeod
Leona Burkhart
