I knew John and Susie from our Indiana university days. Susie had been doing some work that involved he Dutch language, and I was able to work with her a bit on that, after which we would sometimes hang and talk.
They were two very interesting and intelligent people, and I enjoyed their company during the brief time I got to spend with them. Jim Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. On May 6, 2013, at 6:27 AM, "David H. Bailey" <dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com> wrote: > [please forgive the cross-postings if you happen to receive this more > than once] > > I can't recall when I first bumped into John Howell on-line, but I do > remember that it was when he challenged some statement I had made > regarding copyright. I was totally mistaken, having voiced a common > misconception about some aspect of copyright. > > He challenged me to read the copyright law, which I did, and to do > further research, which I did, and from that first encounter, one of the > biggest aspects of the on-line friendship which he and I developed (as > he did with many many others) was his ability to make me challenge > myself and to carefully think about what I was about to post. I can > only begin to imagine what an excellent teacher he was in person, but I > know that he would have helped all his students take a huge step into > being better students and better human beings by his constant > willingness to challenge what was said and to force others to back up > what they said with proof. > > I can't describe the feeling of being punched in the stomach that I had > when I read of his passing yesterday (I hadn't been online on Saturday), > and still I feel an emptiness inside, knowing that he will never again > either challenge or agree with things that I write on the various > on-line groups that we both belonged to. > > He and I think very much alike with regards to community music groups as > well as agreeing on many other aspects of the musical world, and I know > that I have lost a great and dear friend, as have we all. > > The world was a much better place for John's having been a part of it, > and it will be all the poorer for the lack of his presence from now on. > > Rest in peace, dear friend. > > -- > David H. Bailey > dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com > http://www.davidbaileymusicstudio.com > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
