This is the email I sent to my friends when our group was sold to Magnum Semiconductor in 2007 and I hadn't yet decided to join them

I can’t believe today is my last day at LSI.  It’s been 11.5 years, almost a 1/3 of my life!

This is just a short list of all the great things I'm going to remember you guys for:

Dee - for organizing all the wonderful events and activities, the cookies, and for being Dr. Dee
Mark - a great director, showing great strength and wisdom technically and in leadership
Paul - organizing my bridal shower, baby showers, being a great listener and devil's advocate
Kevin - being a great manager , fun and accommodating
Dave - introducing me to sardines, almost buying one of my visors, and writing great specs
Keith - helping me debug waveforms when I'm totally stuck.  being lots of fun
Shinya - bringing zevio to life, my favorite project at LSI
Tim - for your funny comments, nice postcards, and smart answers to all my technical questions
Avinash - great conversationalist,  making the lab a better place to be in and helping me a lot in there,
Ben - being my legal counselor
Chester - $4000, being lots of fun to work with and talk with
Hongjian - pearl milk tea, Chinese lessons
Karen - giving me nice hugs, being a girlfriend
Stefanie - being cool and collected, inspiring me with your marathon training and your style
Marlyn - getting together all the nice cards, organizing some nice parties.
Kerry - getting me up to speed on Maiko validation. splitting that Jamba Juice coupon w/ me.
Sunny - always being so pleasant to be around
Rene - wonderful warm personality, caring and considerate.  stroopwafels, pool parties,
Tzong - being a nice guy underneath that tough exterior!  Never letting me forget to read the manual
Frank - being a reliable source of worldly wisdom and entertaining emails.

Thanks for all the memories!  It was really nice working with you all! 

I will keep in touch w/ you!