Eric Gordon, Founding Editor of the Camden New Journal, Islington Tribune and Westminster Extra

WHEN something’s good we want it not to end:
When talented and decent people die
We cannot stop ourselves from asking why
We’ve lost such a role model, such a friend.
Now who will keep us news-hounds on the scent
Of tribute, interview, or exposé
Until it’s right and published sans delay
To shame the guilty, shield the innocent?

Hang on! Did he not teach you what to do
And how to do it? Is it not up to you
To follow his example? Make him proud
As if he saw you; anyway, clear and loud
Say who you are; claim your affiliation:
The best memorial is emulation.

ROBERT ILSON