Praise for Charles Imbrecht

Re “Ex-State Energy Commissioner Imbrecht, 50, Dies,” Jan. 19.

It isn’t how long one serves or how long one wields power but what one does with it while one has it. For the relatively short time Charles Imbrecht served the people of California he led such a transformation in the production of energy and technical innovation by the private sector that we cannot adequately describe what he did for us because we don’t yet know what to describe.

Beyond those accomplishments and his command of language, I will remember his humor and sweet words for his wife, mother and daughters.

JEAN A. GETCHELL

Peoria, Ariz.