I first met Alex back in 2006 while working in Kuwait for SAE, and it didn't take long to figure out I had just met a professional and extremely supportive colleague as well as a genuine, honest and kind person.

Our friendship developed throughout the years and, although we ended up seeing each other rarely, it was always an enormous pleasure to bump into his smiling face.

My most heartfelt condolences to Eileen and to Mr and Mrs Gehrig

Ciao amico mio, you will be sorely missed but never forgotten.