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Dear Hunter,

Thanks for getting back to me with regard to getting the invitation out to
your dad for the American Ireland Fund Gala. It was a wonderful night.

I hope your dad and the family enjoyed their visit to Ireland, although it
was a shame to have missed you this time. As I have said before, I hope
you get a chance to travel to Ireland and if you do, let¹s be sure to
organize a get together while you¹re there and maybe even have a round of
golf.

In the meantime, if you wouldn't mind, would it be possible to forward my
note below to your dad as I would like to thank him for his presence at
the Ireland Fund Conference and for also expressing his well wishes to my
brother and his family.

Thanks again and let's stay in touch. - John


Dear Mr. Vice President:

I hope that you are very well. It was a pleasure to see you in Dublin a
few weeks ago, and I am writing to express my appreciation to you on two
entirely different levels.

First, on behalf of the Ireland Funds, thank you so much for coming to our
40th Anniversary Gala Dinner. You have been a great friend to the Fund for
many years, and by attending our event, you once again helped bring much
needed attention to the many worthy projects we support. Your powerful
speech was certainly the highlight of the night, and your themes of family
and staying connected to your roots struck a major chord with all of those
in attendance ­ myself included. Thank you for all of your support of the
Ireland Funds.

That brings me to my second expression of appreciation. My brother
Patrick¹s sudden illness was a jolt to everyone in my family, most
especially his wife, Fiona. She was filled with apprehension over the
treatments he was facing, and was understandably quite anxious. You were
incredibly kind and generous to reach out to her as you did, and share
your own personal story about overcoming brain aneurisms. When I spoke to
her afterwards, it was very clear that your conversation with her did a
great deal to allay her fears, and she was in a much better place as a
result. It is very obvious that you put a high value on family, and I will
be forever grateful for the kindness and compassion you showed to my
family. As a postscript, Patrick is doing very, very well, and while
there is some work to be done, he is expected to make a full recovery.

Please know that if you happen to be coming to New York, I would be
delighted to have you drop in for a good cup of Irish tea or maybe
something stronger,and of course I would of like to extend the same to
any member of your family.

I hope to see you again in the near future, and look forward to hearing
you speak at the Democratic National Convention next week.

Again, thank you for taking the time to attend our event. I hope you
enjoyed your trip to Ireland as much as we enjoyed having you and your
family with us.

With warm regards,

John Fitzpatrick

P.S. - I just received a lovely note from Valerie. Your sister is a
wonderful person, and we enjoyed a bit of fun at dinner. I just sent out a
separate note to her as well.