<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Agreed! And huge kudos to Bill and Delbert for professions well lived and lives that are influential - I hope you get some great full retirement time as soon as possible!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Charlie</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 13 Mar 2026 at 06:59, Greg Bierly via Stagecraft <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>I found it interesting the same week of Bill’s announcement, that Delbert Hall also announced his (semi) retirement.  Two highly respected rigging professionals that both made a huge impact on me early in my career.  I wish them both well in their new upcoming normal.  I am comforted knowing that neither one is stepping completely away from the industry.  Thanks<div><br></div><div>Greg Bierly<br><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Mar 12, 2026, at 9:11 PM, Riter, Andrew via Stagecraft <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net" target="_blank">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:</div><br><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:24px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Hi Bill<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Saw the Sapsis rigging newsletter, and the announcement you’re pulling the plug (sort of).<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Congrats on surviving the industry for so long, and staying healthy, and Thank You for helping everyone else stay healthy in this industry.<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Enjoy the non-9-midnight schedule, and go find a hobby.<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Thanks very much<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Andrew M. Riter</span></b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <br></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Assistant Technical Director, Head Lighting Technician</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Chan Centre for the Performing Arts</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">6265 Crescent Road | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z1 Canada</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Phone 604 822 2372</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:andrew.riter@ubc.ca" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext">andrew.riter@ubc.ca</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span id="m_4948055265523435044cid:image001.png@01DCB24B.8C4CFFA0"><image001.png></span><span><u></u><u></u></span></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div></div><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:24px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;float:none;display:inline">____________________________________________________________</span><br style="font-family:Helvetica;font-si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