On a professional level, I’ve spent the last week preparing to pitch identity and packaging concepts for one of Billy’s projects. I woke up Sunday thinking of how I was going to finish up my proposal for Tuesday’s meeting and had just gotten started when I heard the news. So, there I am, sitting at my desk with images and sketches of Billy that I had just finished and his name in 20 different typefaces on my screen. I had just spent many hours of many days immersed in thoughts of who Billy is, how the public sees him, and how to represent that in way that works for this project and.. then – like that – he’s gone.

I can’t imagine how his family feels. Personally, its hard not to be disappointed about losing a great opportunity, but as a neighbor, I feel for his family and their loss of a great husband and father. Rest in peace.