Wednesday, February 16, 2005
Dear Jane
Carmel and I are very saddened to learn of Bob's passing. You and your family have our heartfelt sympathy.
I was so very fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with Bob and to have had him as a very good friend. Chief financial officers do not come any better than Bob Allan. He was so very capable, so ethical, so trustworthy and such a complete team player in every sense of the expression. What the corporate world needs right now is a lot more CFOs just like Bob Allan.He was such a pleasure to work with and despite all his accomplishments he never ever drew attention to himself. That was not Bob's style in business, nor was it his style in private life. He was a true gentleman and a tremendous credit to Lubrizol.
I will be forever indebted to Bob for all the help he provided throughout my years at Lubrizol
Sincerely
Jim Bulger
