A condolence card, from friends who are also friends of friends, and who (in this small world) I also worked with when I was training in Boston. I found this so beautifully written and personal - almost poetry! - and I wanted to share it. 

Dear Chavi,
We were shocked and terribly saddened to have learned of your dear Father's passing.
It was as if we knew Avi Karkowsky forever. Arnie always seemed to place his name at the very top of the Anshe Fairmont Chevra. After a while, your Dad seemed to take on mythic proportions. When we finally crossed paths at Shomrai Emunah, we were not disappointed: your Dad's ebullience always added to our Shabbat delight. There was a predictable sequence to our conversations. Knowing of our Boston connections, he would pay due diligence to your many professional accomplishments. And then he would get down to tachlis. He would talk to us so very joyfully about your family and then with the most incredible pride - about you.
המקום ינחם אתכם בתוך שאר אבלי ציון וירושלים