Dear The speech that you submitted to me for presentation at John Franklin's retirement party is excellent with one minor exception. Inasmuch as John is somewhat sensitive about his age, I feel that it would be inappropriate to make any reference to this fact. I would appreciate it if you would delete those sections in Paragraphs 6 and 7 which specifically comment about his age and/or employ the words "golden years", and find a suitable substitution. Once again, the speech is very well written. Thank you.