I can’t speak for the person in question but I strongly suspect they’d thank you for keeping it light.

Well done friend.

Yes, I perhaps would have passed on the joke if OP hadn’t clarified the ending of the story.

Well, I am the GP, but knowing the person who got smashed up I can say that he had a sense of humor about it, great guy, real legend.

Speaking for myself it’s a pleasant trip down memory lane in spite of a pretty iffy situation: we had leaders who cared about people, leaders who got you out of bed in the morning with a passion, and HN was full of people like yourself who combined wit and charm with humanity and grace.

Ahhh sorry, I misunderstood! That’s a very kind thing to say to a stranger, thank you. Thanks as well for sharing your story (or, the story you were involved in), I enjoyed reading it.