Trader Joe, from anonymous
He was a great guy, genuine, open and a superb businessman/salesman. I enjoyed our talks enormously, as he knew retailing really well. The wine tastings he did at his house were a blast, as you would expect. He could be really funny, especially with the pretentious.
He lived down the street from us, and my wife was friends with his daughter Charlotte, who was the construction manager for the new (at the time) Getty Museum on this hill.
The family gave back a lot, both to Stanford, the arts etc. I miss him, and wish there were more like him.