He was a venerable man. A man who embodied love and life, doling out good words and good ideas from the goodness of his heart.
He made a business managing lists using pen, paper, paper clips, and eventually hefty computers.
Founders trusted him with their lists of high-profile donors, confident in his commitment to their cause.
Mr. Meyer Eckstein worked closely with these movers and shakers who stopped at nothing to help others.
The weight of fundraising lay heavily on their workloads, exhausting them emotionally and, ironically, depleting them financially.

He saw that, felt it, and was pained by it.