Dear John,
I've just read in the company newsletter that you've retiring next week and going back to California, and I'm writing to congratulate you upon your well-deserved retirement.
I'm sure you'll be missed by everyone, not only for the high degree of competence with which you handled your job, but also because you were a very good friend to a lot of people. Your thirty years of experience has made you an invaluable employee, and it will be extremely difficult to replace you.
I sincerely hope you'll enjoy your new life in California. The dry climate there, I believe, will do your health a world of good. Please try to keep in touch, as we would love to hear how you've settling down to California life! Good luck for the future and I look forward to hearing from you now and again.
All my best wishes,
Jack Chen
I've just read in the company newsletter that you've retiring next week and going back to California, and I'm writing to congratulate you upon your well-deserved retirement.
I'm sure you'll be missed by everyone, not only for the high degree of competence with which you handled your job, but also because you were a very good friend to a lot of people. Your thirty years of experience has made you an invaluable employee, and it will be extremely difficult to replace you.
I sincerely hope you'll enjoy your new life in California. The dry climate there, I believe, will do your health a world of good. Please try to keep in touch, as we would love to hear how you've settling down to California life! Good luck for the future and I look forward to hearing from you now and again.
All my best wishes,
Jack Chen