A band, with the
improbable name of Thunderclap Newman had one hit: Something in the Air. While it was about the revolution we were
planning in the late sixties, I thought of the title before sitting down to
write this.
There is too much of the
following news happening. Could there be
‘Something in the Air?’
Alice Connell
Alice Connell died
early Friday morning.
Following are from an
email string I became part of earlier today.
She had brain cancer, and unfortunately, after treatment, she had
seizures that could not be controlled.
**
From a friend and
co-member of a ULI council:
Alice Connell passed
away on Friday. She was a wonderful member of our ULI council, a
leader in the industry and an inspiration to so many of us. Over the
years, Alice wrote me a number of handwritten notes and I saved so many of
them, because they embodied her; each note was a gift in itself since she was
so elegant with the spoken and written word. I will miss her terribly.
May our memories of her wit, intelligence and humor be a comfort in this
time of loss.
Hug the ones you love
**
Here are some postings from Legacy.com
My deepest
sympathy to the family of Alice Connell Giancola. She was a great leader and
friend at TIAA-Mortgage and Real Estate who will be missed. May she rest in
peace.
**
I worked with
Alice at TIAA. She was a wonderful woman, kind, funny and smart. She set a
great example for women in the workplace. She will be greatly missed. Rest in
peace Alice.
**
Loved and
admired by everyone who knew her or worked with her, Alice set an example for
us all – not only for what she did or her insights and intelligence but for how
she walked through the world with energy, integrity, wisdom, kindness, a
zestful smile, compelling warmth and respect for all. A beautiful person – to
be missed by all and forever remembered by so many.
**
And a few words from me…
I met Alice many years ago and she became a good industry friend. When Liz and I started our business, we spent
several hours with Alice and her partner Kathleen Nelson - talking about what they were doing, talking
about what we were doing and how we might help each other. Alice was the real deal; a straight-shooter –
to me, that’s all you can ask for in a person.
I had written to her over the past few months but didn’t hear back…not
like Alice. Now I know why. I was so sad when I got this news this
morning.
**
Steve Bronner
I only learned a few days ago that Steve
Bronner died on February 9, 2017. For 12
years he was the Southwest Regional Partner for Parmenter Associates. I can vividly remember the first time I met
Steve, in the Miami offices of Parmenter.
He and Daryl Parmenter were picking my brain, “How do we get some of
that there pension fund money?” Well,
maybe those weren’t the exact words, but that was the sentiment!
Excerpt from a published obituary.
“…Steve lived
life to the fullest, loved his wife and children, loved them hard and loved
real estate; his gift for deal structuring was unmatched. All that kew him considered him honest, kind
and thoughtful and a person who always chose to see the best in people. …If
asked to lend a hand, an ear or his heart, he would simply ask, “When and
where.”
Steve and I knew each other for
many years. He and I used to sit
together at some of the NAREIM meetings and talk the whole time…about real
estate, about people, about life. As a
mutual friend eloquently put it, “He was a good guy.” Not a bad epitaph, eh?
He had a valve replacement and from what I am
told did not fully recover.
On behalf of the real estate industry that
Alice and Steve were part of our condolences to their families.
I am almost speechless.
