Bless Your Heart!
This sound unbalanced to me.
First, he's not going to comment, then he comments? For a professional to engage in this is very risky and highly unusual. Besides, if this is an authentic communication, the "bad smell" is from someone close not far-way. Whether you call it “old person smell,” “kareishu,” or “nonenal odor,” it’s a normal and natural part of aging and has nothing to do with shareholders.