For a man of spirit and beauty, reason and vision.... We never physically met. I am in NYC and he in London. Our collaboration on a project brought us together for a short time earlier this year. His spiritual anchor was as immediate as his focus. We spoke for hours sometimes, across the water and into the night, reasoning a path for success. It was during these times, these conversations that I began to know who Giris was. A man of deep spirit and wonderful humor and uncanny intelligence - I will miss him dearly - When I lost my father earlier this year Giris called me to offer his sympathies and he made a donation in my father's name. So to my dear friend I offer my thanks to have known you for a short while and I offer my deepest sympathies to your family and to all who were touched by you. Russell Maltz -