I had the immense pleasure of meeting Michael a couple of times and as can be seen by the outpouring from his FlyerTalk family here, he was a wonderful soul and we are all the better for knowing him, and I cannot emphasize that enough. He was very soft-spoken but his words carried much weight with his wealth of knowledge of many topics and his love for life. I am very saddened that I will not cross paths with our friend Violist at a Do or random meetup, but I know he will be with all of us in spirit, and I send my deep condolences to his family and friends.