Bill's "going away" party was yesterday. He's gone as of today, I believe.
People who attended the party described it as "more like a wake." After 11 and a half years of loyal service, all Len had to say to Bill was "Goodbye and good luck." Nice sendoff, huh?
In any case, one staff member said (paraphrased) "Bill has been an arrogant blowhard for many years, but I couldn't help but feel sorry for the poor bastard." That about sums it up.
I guess it just desserts though for a guy who played hatchet-man for the little general (now being referred to as "Napoleon" by his staff) for all those years.
Incidentally, I refer to "Napoleon" as "Little Stalin" due to the paranoid purging and "execution" by litigation.