Celebrate Patricia Trompeter’s life
One of the advantages of my old contribution was access to a yacht in Fidi in summer – for some, business development is called. When I met Patti for the first time, she went on the way to the boat. I had no idea who she was, but she insisted that I didn’t like her, which of course made me curious. At that time I was a bit skeptical about Sphere 3D, especially after the announcement by Numiner. But Patti? She pressed all the doubts I had. It was a power-radiant energy, always perfectly dressed, armed with a funny joke and apologetically in the best possible way.
From that day we were friends. At the end of this summer I had another business development trip on a boat and invited Patti. She casually mentioned that it had her birthday, so we arranged a surprise cake. She was so happy. The next morning I went to my office to find a nice bouquet with a note that thanked me for the cake. I remember that I thought What a crazy person does a gift send to me on your birthday? But that was Patti – thoughts, a little crazy and the perfect mix of both.
Over the years, she told so many stories about her life – her time at GE, her experiences, her battles. Patti often swing – she was always a hammer who was always looking for a nail. It was fun to smooth out their edges. She had this fearless approach, but under everything she had the biggest heart. And if you were her Person? It was heavily loyal – ride or die in any sense of the word. She would go to war against the people she took care of without hesitation.
As much as she was proud of her professional performance, she meant nothing more for her than her children. Last year she brought her son to the esteemed ski summit, and while beef steak we stood at a table while she was going to say hello. The best thing about it? People loved it. They wanted more and more of their energy. And when it came to her daughter’s wedding, Patti took it more seriously than any other that I have ever met. Your speech was flawless. As the true matriarch of her family, she went down with her daughter and gave her her son -in -law with this unmistakable son -in -law I watch you see.
She was so proud to create the list of Forbes 50 under 50, but even more, she poured herself to help others – especially women. She always raised people, opened doors and made sure that other chances had.
As I worked with Patti, I realized that in some places, in the middle of a job interview, we didn’t even talk about work – we talked about life. If you are forced to think about how much time you still have, the way you think changes. Patti saw things differently. She appreciated time in a way that most of us do not do, and even in the most difficult moments she continued to appear, fought, continued to fight her.
Last day I hear again and again from everyone last day to describe her, she was one Force. Even if she fought for cancer, she would still jump on calls and I would say: “Patti, are you not with the doctors? “ She would laugh and say: “Yes, I am bored – just let me stay. “ Being vulnerable was not her nature. She fought to the end.
To say goodbye to someone is never easy, but it reminds us of how fragile life is. We can fight on the Internet, we cannot agree, but at the end of the day are the people who meet them on this crazy Bitcoin path. Some people give such a great influence that their absence is impossible to ignore. Patti was one of these people.
