Outgoing longtime Mayor Thomas M. Menino is scheduled to take a curtain call before city business leaders today when he addresses the Chief Executives Club of Boston.
Menino's decison not to run for another term has sparked a rush of candidates to take his mantle. But business leaders yesterday said the urban mechanic, who has held developers' feet to the fire but also launched many initiatives to turn Boston into an innovation hub, will never be replaced.
"If (today) is his last talk (before the club), it'll be a sad day for Boston because he will go down in history as the city's greatest mayor," said Bob Reynolds, president and CEO of Putnam Investments. "He has represented everyone in Boston, from business leaders to children. He's just a terrific mayor."
Reynolds recalled being among the business leaders Menino invited to meals at the Parkman House to discuss the issues of the day.
"He was always willing to reach out to different constituencies to get things done," he said. "I've never been around someone who seemed to enjoy his job as much as he did. That's what endeared him to so many people."
Menino was a friend to businesses, he was pro-growth, and he always sought to encourage the creation of more jobs in the city, Reynolds said.
"It was his vision and push that got things done" when he dubbed a part of the South Boston waterfront the Innovation District, he said.
R. Robert Popeo, chairman of law firm Mintz Levin, said Boston is a "vibrant city in no small measure because of Mayor Menino."
"He served all the people of Boston, and his outreach has been totally inclusive," Popeo said. "This is what made him popular. Everyone was welcome."
Menino's vision for the Innovation District, "which takes advantage of the enormous intellectual capital provided by our universities and hospitals, is what's moved us to becoming a first-class, international city."
David H. Long, Liberty Mutual Insurance's president and CEO, had similar praise for both the mayor and his wife.
"Tom and Angela are truly Boston's first family," Long said in a statement. "Their personal touch on so many aspects of city life may never be matched and will certainly be missed."
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