I was very saddened to learn on Friday of the passing of Jerry Hauer, my great friend and professional colleague for more than 30 years. His beloved wife, Tracey, called me to let me know he passed peacefully at home after battling cancer for several years. Throughout that long fight, always a team player, he continued to work remotely with his colleagues here at Teneo Risk serving our clients.  We first met in 1995 while I was serving as NYPD Commissioner and he had just been appointed the first Director of the newly created New York Mayor’s Office of Emergency Management. We subsequently worked together in the private sector at the Kroll Investigative firm where we worked closely during 9/11. For the last seven years we worked here at @Teneo. These photos show Jerry being appointed an honorary Police Commissioner by me in 2016 and an honorary Fire Commissioner by then-Fire Commissioner Dan Nigro in the same year. I believe he may have been the only recipient of both honors.  He served his country, his state, his city, and his clients honorably and faithfully while loving his family with all his heart. We will all miss him tremendously. He was the best.