Don't forget that recent news (June 2011) refers to Stonehouse as the CEO. There was some confusion as to the respective roles of the two named CEOs.
Champney also had some recent legal troubles, a matter of public record for any that care to dig it up. I don't wish to speak ill of the deceased, but of course investors in SIRG will want to consider how events pertaining to the public officers of the company might affect their shares. The nature of the record is unflattering, but not the sort of thing that presumes any malfeasance in his tenure with SIRG.
Hopefully his family can at least see his shares appreciate enough to help them in their time of loss. It's terrible anytime young children lose a parent, and financial burdens just add to their woes.
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