Not the news we were expecting

Our technical director was diagnosed with stomach cancer about two years ago. During the months that followed, he insisted on coming to work as much as possible, and refused to believe it would beat him.

He went into hospital with other stomach complications in the last week of my holiday, and then it went quiet. We eventually heard from his wife on the Monday after my return - Yousif had passed away the previous Wednesday and, due to his religious beliefs, had already been buried on the Saturday. We were left shocked beyond belief......it just begged belief that he was gone. So suddenly.

 

And so, to the man who made me smile when he phoned me up and called me Marietteee in the most cheerful voice, the man who is responsible for designing the flow meters that make our company successful, I will miss you, Yousif.