Dear Guity,

I was extremely touched getting the information about the death of Gary. I know it is a great loss for you, I know how close you were. I will never forget seeing it while staying in your house. It is a great loss for the economic profession, for the University of Chicago, for his friends all over the world, including Prague and the whole Czech Republic. It is a great loss for me, I learned a lot from him. He always supported me and us who tried to get rid of communism as fast as possible and to create a free society and free markets.

Dear Guity, I was aware of his illness but his death came too fast. I am in this difficult moment with you.

Yours,

Václav Klaus