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In Memory of Jorge L. Arroyo Alejandro

By Tom Lincoln

All PRACDL members are mourning the recent death of our dear colleague Jorge L. Arroyo Alejandro.  It is difficult to express ourselves in words that do any semblance of justice to our feelings of sorrow. One of our members, Manuel San Juan, upon learning of Jorge's death, posted the following poem on our listserv: Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone - W. H. Auden Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone, Silence the pianos and with muffled drum Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come. Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead Scribbling on the sky the message He Is Dead, Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves, Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves...continue to full post

Full post as published by Puerto Rico Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers on October 13, 2008 (boomark / email).