When I joined 4 Paper Buildings as a third-six pupil in 1991, JHS was my pupil master. His articulation of the vocation of being called to the Bar and his commitment to his clients was striking and genuinely remarkable, even to a white wig such as I was in those days. His generosity of spirit, his abiding concern for the welfare of those he represented, his capacity for exuberance and his kindness all made a deep impression on me. He delighted in others and we delighted in him. I shall miss him.

I learned to know and love JF (whom most of you know as "Harwood," I think) because I was a lodger at 9 Redston Road several times while on teaching duty in London. To this honor I owe all thanks to Brigitte, who first welcomed me into her home and is also one of my best of friends. JF and I used to lament the separation of the Colonies from Mother England. Outside of my incorrect pronouncing of “sauce,” he accepted this renegade. He had an enormous impact on my life, not only in the things he taught me but by who he was—and is—in my heart. More I could say, but I best close by quoting JF: “There it all is.”

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