It is with a broken heart that I am writing this post. We lost Ted Lea over the weekend. I spoke with him this past February shortly after he found out that he had some cancerous tumors in his kidneys and it had spread to his lymph nodes. I asked him if I could let our Pond Boss family members know so we could all send our love, support and prayers his way, but he didn't want anyone to make a fuss over him. We all know Ted is a fighter and he gave it his best, but even he couldn't beat this awful disease.
Ted was a great friend and mentor to me personally. He showed me the ropes in the aeration world when I was new to the business and even after ten years of being an aeration "expert", I would still go to him for advise. There hasn't been a week that has gone by since working for Vertex that I didn't talk to Ted. Both business and personal. I am going to miss him so much!!!
I can't even begin to imagine the pain and loss his family is feeling! Terri and he had been together since they were little children! I could never imagine one with out the other!
There is going to be a celebration of Ted's life later this summer in the form of a fish fry. It is what Ted would have wanted.
Last edited by Sue Cruz; 05/19/14 09:39 AM.
