Sad to hear today of Steven’s passing from us, Spurrier spurred me on in Pari and later in Bordeaux

we chanced to meet at Vin Expo with Philippe Mellot / Quel chance ca mes amis dumvin la en ville en Bordeaux / It was both my first and lasr time to buy and sell so , Many French wines of La Belle France, tot 1980"s et / Cherchons ensemble des tres bobs achats et vibs Francais! / And we chanced tonsee Steven, be saw me and smiled and Approached to say hello, what a surprise and big thrill / For me,mfor when i knew him i was just a young American / lad of twenty then 21 taking my first wine class at his/ Patricia's and Jon's Wine Class, their first or second / Of l' Academie du Vin a Paris meme 1974 je croix!? / Comme Jacques Brel : " J" avais juste vingt ans ... " / Et moi juste vingt et un ans! quel cadeau de ma mere / Et pere a Paris dans les annees soixante dix! merci ma / Mere / Et mon pere,mPatricia, Jon les deux Americains de Delaware et / Pour Jon je ne sais pas, pour Steve d'Angleterre! vraiment tout/ Ca , merci infinement! i loved it all so in my youthful artsy years/ And even moreso now with more wine and blue moons in my belly / And tucked firmly, surely,msometimes sorely under my belt! we will all miss youbSteven, thanks for everything et bon voyage / Bon continuation, may you find some share of the wines we all here/ On earth in every country refer happily and smiling 'nthe angel's share '! a la prochaine mon ami Anglais!