 Business communities throughout the world today learned of the passing of Dr. Pierce Lyons, founder of Altec, a company based out of central Kentucky that had operations in more than 100 countries worldwide. Now the reason we know that name here in eastern Kentucky is because of this building behind me, the Altec Dueling Barrels Distillery and Brewery, which is only about a month away from opening here in Pikeville. Dr. Lyons has worked for the past couple of years with city officials here in Pikeville to bring businesses to eastern Kentucky, which reminded him so much of his home in Ireland. I spoke with city officials here in Pikeville earlier today about the void that Dr. Lyons passing relief. Well he had come to Pikeville at really an air request to see the town and learn more about it and he kind of fell in love with it like a lot of people do and I remember him saying a number of times that he felt at home here. Felt like Ireland, the scenery reminded him of it, the folks did and just he really liked it and that's why he chose to build his distillery here was to kind of focus on the heritage of eastern Kentucky and how that intertwines with his heritage from Ireland and the moonshining and all that. So it's a lot of good memories and sad they won't be here for the opening of the distillery but they certainly will be in memory. Funeral masses for Dr. Pierce Lyons will be in Lexington, Kentucky on March 17th and in Dublin, Ireland in April. Public visitation in Lexington will be Friday, March 16th. Arrangement details will be kept up to date on alltech.com slash Pierce Lyons.