Subject: Re: Tadich Grill - Washington, D.C.
From: "Eric Schwerin" <[email-masked]>
To: "Gerard Centioli" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>, "Kevin R. Lynch" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2015 15:32:12 -0400

Thanks, Gerard.  This is very helpful.  I am sure this has not been a lot of fun for you.   As Hunter said to me today, “It is never easy, is it?”.   

Best,

Eric

Eric D. Schwerin
Rosemont Seneca Advisors, LLC
1010 Wisconsin Ave., NW
Suite 705
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 333-1880
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> On Oct 30, 2015, at 2:04 AM, Gerard Centioli <[email-masked]> wrote:
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> Given the recent news stories that originated in the Washington Post on October 25, 2015 we are sharing our internal statement with you, our Washington, D.C. investors.
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> We do not currently plan to share this with a broader audience and appreciate you maintaining the confidentiality of this document. 
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> Tadich Grill Statement - FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY
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> The ownership, management and employees of the Tadich Grill are deeply saddened by the recent newspaper stories regarding Terri Buich Upshaw and her parents, the former owners of the restaurant.
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> To be clear, none of the parties involved in this family dispute own or operate the current restaurant operations in any way, and our restaurants continue to employ and serve people of all races, religions and countries of origin. We believe strongly that discrimination in any form should never be tolerated.
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> We want to thank our loyal customers for their continued support.  As difficult as this kind of family issue is to comprehend, it would be unfair if the continued hard work of our employees and staff were tarnished by a complex and personal generational dispute that does not involve this restaurant, its ownership, or staff. We hope that those of you who know us, visit us, and enjoy our restaurants will understand.  Thank you
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> We are also sharing, for your reference, the statement from Steve Buich to the press on October 28, 2015.
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> Steve L. Buich Statement - DISTRIBUTED TO THE PRESS
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> This is an issue between a father and his daughter and does not extend to the rest of the family who have been in contact with Terri and her sons, despite what the article suggests.  This personal family matter has nothing to do with Tadich Grill, which I retired from over 20 years ago.  Although I hold a strong belief that the details of my relationship with my daughter, including those that were omitted from the article, do not warrant public attention, I do want to make one thing clear:  this has never been a matter of race, but rather the sanctity of marriage and personal judgement of character.  Simply because a dispute involves people of different races does not mean that the dispute is racial in nature.
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> Thank you Hunter, Eric, Lyndon and Gerry for your understanding during this difficult time for the Buich family.
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> 
> Gerard
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> Gerard Centioli
> President & CEO
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