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AboutAdaByGdr

AboutAdaByGdr

Ada was a rock, a touchstone. In a world where everything is happening at once, Ada was the calm and reasoned voice of consideration, an oasis.

During my time with DataFix, I think that I represented a special case as far as Ada was concerned. Many of my projects were “off the wall”, in that they were often either visionary or lunatic, depending on the time of day. Ada was wise to the world of techno-testosterone. She would never challenge whatever was be proposed, but somehow, over the course of a conversation, I would always end up re-thinking what was beginning to sound like a flakey project. When I asked for time to reconsider what was being proposed, she was always calm and gracious. That skill of hers was what I consider to be the best example of management that I have ever seen. That skill saved me untold aggravation, grief and embarrassment. Thank you Ada!

Having been traveling in Asia, for the last few years, my friends in Toronto have become all the more cherished. Amongst them, Ada was special; she was one of the few people who expressed a genuine and sincere interest in where I’d been and what I’d seen. She always offered a series of questions that often made me pause and carefully think about my answers. Her questions were never the small talk that passes so often for conversation. She will be sorely missed.