Sunday, June 6, 2021
To Jack's family from a fellow defence lawyer, my sincere condolences on your loss. I was luck enough to be hired by Jack as his junior counsel on my first murder case. This was probably 30 years ago, around the time that Jack moved from the crown to the defence. We had such a great time defending the case, although our client did not enjoy a similar pleasure, as he was (rightly) convicted. For years to come, whenever we ran into each other, we would enjoy a few laughs from the case (I can see and hear Jack's unique smile and laugh as I write this; I am smiling). I don't know if he ever told you about the side of beef, draped in a terry cloth robe, that was set alight in defence of James Butt? That attempt "went up-in-flames". Jack will be sorely missed. From reading the obituary, and having had the honour of knowing Jack, he surely lead a great life and was loved by family and friends. Stephen Hebscher
