the quiet revolution

Vale Boyd, sarcastic bastard, king of snark and self-deprecation.
Vale Boyd, teacher, supporter, discreet achiever.
Vale Boyd, anchor of our little team, this family.

It took a bullet most thirty years to catch you, old chicken strangler.
Not much else could ever keep up your pace.
Now the friendships forged will outlive you, even if the systems won't,
(Though you'll never suffer another restructure).

Vale Boyd, colleague, friend and mentor.
Give them hell, Boydo. We miss you.