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Bennett Lorber, John Bartlett: Appreciation & Celebration, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 59, Issue suppl_2, September 2014, Pages S63–S65, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciu394
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When I was 6-years-old I wrote a letter to Roy Rogers, the cowboy star of movies and television, asserting that I was his biggest fan. That was the first and only fan letter I ever wrote. When I was invited to speak at a Festschrift for John Bartlett, I quickly replied, “I am much honored to be asked to be part of your proposed celebration of John. I can't think of anyone in our discipline who has given more or is more deserving of celebration. Thanks for asking me to be part of this wonderful tribute. Others may know John better than I, but I doubt that anyone holds him in higher regard.” One can consider what follows as my second go at fan mail.
I think I was given this privilege because, although I know John and have partnered with him for Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) presentations and committee service, I have enough distance to be objective, so you can be confident that everything I am about to say is true. Also, I have been around long enough to have been able to observe John throughout the entirety of his distinguished career. I have the perspectives of distance, time, and age.