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DearUncleAtedo,AsIthinkofwhattosaytoandaboutyouasyouturn70andremembertheinfluenceyouhavehadatvariouspivotalstagesofmyentirelife,Iamfirstofallremindedabouthowyoudeprivedmyselfandtheentirefamilyofcelebratingyour60th,forwhichImademydispleasureclearlyknownadecadeago,yetfindmyselfonceagaininthesamesituationwithyour70thbirthdayjustaweekawayandIhavenoplansandnocelebrationtolookforwardto.Ithereforestartmybirthdaymessagetoyousomewhatdissatisfied,butwilllookpastthat(justasIhavepastyourantagonisticfootballcommentsoverthepastthirtyyearsorso)andfocusinsteadonthe(positive)influenceyouhavehadovermyentirelife.Imentionedinmybirthdaymessagetoyouwhenyouturned60,howitwasyouwhoinfluencedmetobeabanker,asa9or10-yearoldmewatchedyouasayoungbanker.Itwasaboutthattimethatwebeganwhatwouldcometobealife-longtraditionofmycomingtogetyouradviceandopinionateverypointinmylifewhereIhadacriticaldecisiontomake.TheveryfirstofwhichwaswhenIcametoyoutoinvestmyentirepiggy-banksavingsinyournewbank,IBTC,whichyoudisregarded,losingmealotofunearnedincomeintheprocess,butyouwouldcometotaketherestofmyrequestsmuchmoreseriouslysoIhavefinallyforgivenyoufortheunearnedsuper-returnsIwouldhavemade&deprivingmeoftheopportunitytohavebeentherichestteenagerinKing%u2019sCollege.AsIthinkofyouat70,Ilookbackatmyowncareersofarandnowrealisethesilentinfluencethatyouhave(knowinglyandalsounknowingly)hadonmyentirecareerandsomelifedecisionsaswell.Rightfrom(unknowingly)influencingmydecisiontobeabankerat10,to(knowingly)givingmemyfirstjob,TOMYUNCLEATEDOAT70%u2014STATESMAN,FAMILYLOYALIST&MYSILENTINFLUENCER27AHONSI