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31 U. Kan. L. Rev. 1 (1982-1983)
John F. Fontron, Gentleman

handle is hein.journals/ukalr31 and id is 5 raw text is: The University of Kansas Law Review DEDICATION John F. Fontron, GENTLEMAN He loved chivalrye, Trouthe and honour, freedom and curteisye.1 Early this year the news media reported the death of John F. Fontron, re- tired Justice of the Supreme Court of Kansas. For all who knew him, it was an occasion for both dismay and appreciation-dismay that he is no longer among us but appreciation that we had known him, that we had been permitted to enjoy his unique and gracious personality, and to benefit from his contribution to twentieth century Kansas. That the Kansas Law Review should honor this distinguished Kansan is most appropriate, and I am pleased and honored that I am permitted to assist in expressing the respect and affection felt by his friends at the University of Kansas School of Law. I knew John Fontron professionally and as a friend for thirty-five years. To have known him as a lawyer and judge is to have shared in the universal re- spect felt by his colleagues for his ability, his sense of justice, his scholarship, his common sense, and his impeccable integrity. To have known him as a friend was a pleasure. Our acquaintance began in 1947 when each of us became county attorney in his respective county. Although the administration of criminal justice was not so complex then as now, its problems were still perplexing to an inexperienced prosecutor. John Fontron was a mature lawyer with several years experience as an assistant county attorney. His county was an important one. Consequently, those of us whose credentials were more meager frequently looked to him for counsel and leadership. Later, when he was judge of his district court and I a member of the state attorney general's staff, our paths crossed from time to time and I became increasingly aware of his reputation as a fair and able trial judge. In 1957, I joined the Law School faculty. There I discovered the extent of John Fontron's loyalty to the University and the Law School and his com- G. Chaucer, CANTERBURY TALES, Prologue 1.45 (E. Donaldson 2d ed. 1975).

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