He was talking about Treblaw's death, bemoaning the fact that he had lost a benevolent employer.
A brilliant and ethical business man and a fair and benevolent employer.
Hoover has long been considered here to be a benevolent employer.
And Trent Kalamack was truly a benevolent employer, offering high wages and outstanding benefits.
Getting to and from the airports is expensive - especially for the ordinary citizen whose $35 cab rides are not underwritten by a benevolent employer.
Hershey was seen as a benevolent employer, providing benefits, retirement plans, and amenities to workers before they were commonplace.
Harvey was interested in the environment and in being a benevolent employer and some of his public works still survive in Littleborough.
He was poignantly mourned in Philadelphia as a benevolent employer of over 3,000 and a rare businessman who treated his employees exceptionally well.
"Companies are no longer benevolent employers who give lifelong job security to those who work for them," he said.
The staff were offered the opportunity to join a union but, having such a benevolent employer, none chose to do so.