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<v ->I think his legacy is so much more about a person</v>

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than it is about your work.

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I think Ralph is one of the great humanists.

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<v ->He's just so funny.</v>

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His timing is so impeccable,

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you could say something and he'll just come out

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with this one-liner.

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You're like, what? (laughs)

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<v ->Ralph is just, I don't know how to explain Ralph.</v>

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He's just the gentlest man I've ever met.

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<v ->But he's just decent, so decent and so nice.</v>

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You know, to say that Ralph is a mentor

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is a gross understatement.

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He's much more than that.

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<v Narrator>Ralph was so many extraordinary things</v>

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but he was first and foremost a dedicated husband,

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father, and grandfather.

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He was happily married to his wife,

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Suzanne Roberts, for over 70 years.

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<v ->I think that Ralph's true north in his life is his family.</v>

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And his family enables him to do

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what he has done for decades at Comcast.

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<v Narrator>We have all learned so much from Ralph.</v>

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But perhaps his greatest lesson

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was the way he lived his life.

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He loved his community and was involved

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in civic activities throughout Philadelphia.

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He loved his work and all those

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who worked with him and for him.

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He was an icon, a mentor, and friend to so many.

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<v ->Combination of his perspective of life plus</v>

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his business acumen is incredible.

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He will have a legacy that goes along with, I think,

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some of the greatest businessmen ever.

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<v ->I think he'll be recognized as a pioneer in the business,</v>

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one of the original entrepreneurs.

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But I think in many ways,

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the most important part of his legacy

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will be how he treats people.

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<v ->Well, I called Ralph the Tom Jones of the Comcast set</v>

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because he is a rock star.

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<v ->Everybody loved Ralph, that was the first thing.</v>

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Wherever we went, Brian and I would get polite applause

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and Ralph would get a standing ovation.

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<v ->People wanna shake his hand, women wanna kiss him.</v>

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You look at the man and you say, how does this happen?

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But it's just Ralph.

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<v Narrator>He built the company on integrity,</v>

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family values, hard work, and entrepreneurship.

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And these values are still at

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the heart of our business today.

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<v ->We all go back to the touchstone of Ralph.</v>

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His humility, the leadership,

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and the symbol that he stands for.

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That's the common denominator, the glue,

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the bond that holds this company together.

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<v ->He is everybody's father.</v>

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Not only Brian's,

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but he's everybody's father throughout the whole company.

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Everybody just adores him.

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<v ->How can it be that this man really feels</v>

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that he has over 100,000 children in this company

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and he really believes it, it's from the heart.

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<v ->Ralph Roberts is the perfect gentleman, always.</v>

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He never, ever falls from being a gentleman.

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Everyone cares about Ralph Roberts.

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You can't help it.

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<v ->Caring about others, always has time for you,</v>

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makes you feel special.

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Everyday I try to learn and take notes and say,

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how can I be better because look at at how he is.

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So, his legacy is as a human.

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