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VIDEODeath in the Family
By
Laurie Petersen Jun 12, 2009 7:55 am
It's the workplace ties that can really bind.
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His death following a heart attack left a wife and 2 daughters, as well as a business he’d started 2 decades ago. But Leni’s legacy of kindness and generosity extended well into the community. He was also the glue that held together the group of us who first met in 1982 working on the test market prototype for what eventually became the Prodigy online service.
I saw Leni on and off over the years, and had brought him in to consult on a project that never got off the ground. He knew me before I was married and after my divorce. He helped me sort through educational options when I was considering moving back to the district where his daughters attended school. He was a wonderful sounding board and a real friend.
Leni had most recently cajoled me by email into being a judge for an online awards program. I’d hoped to meet up with him in New Orleans at the event itself, but never did because of constraints on both time and budget. It was not something I could justify for business. Silly me.
For more than 2 years, a few of us had tried to orchestrate a lunch in Manhattan. But we didn’t try hard enough. Now we’ll be doing it posthumously.
The band of us who met up and drove out together to Leni’s wake this week fell right back into a comfortable rhythm the way people do who were brought together at the same time all around the same age to work on something important and meaningful. Sort of like war veterans, but without the bloodshed.
What’s the point of this especially personal column? Be like Leni. Make time for the people who matter to you. Stop whining. Laugh. A lot. Live your best life every day. Be there for others. You just never know.
Leni will never be forgotten.
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