He had worked at the firm until several weeks ago.
A daughter still works at the firm, and he maintains a brokerage account there.
He continued to work at the firm until June 1978.
One woman who works at the firm broke both of her ankles in the fall.
She had previously worked at the firm from 1994 to 1998.
When she didn't respond, he said, "I worked at the firm for years.
Tomorrow he would hit the gym, then work at the firm for 12 hours.
"It's very important to provide these services for people working late at the firm," he said.
But he continued to work full time at the firm until his death.
Thompson was the front office man when Alexander still worked at the firm.