“ While I am a Beedie faculty member, I do not get to the school very often, so I did not get to interact with Ali much. However, in the few times that I had one-on-one interactions with him, I came away feeling that I was listened to, respected and supported -- and from the other notes here, that seems to have been the experience of many of you. I liked Ali, I respected him greatly, and I was certainly glad that he was reappointed as our Dean. Now, each time I turn my attention to Beedie matters, I think about the fact that he passed away and am sad, for all of us. My sincere condolences to his family. ”