Schlosser has been a true people person
I just read where Jim Schlosser will be leaving the News & Record. Jim is everything and more than the article stated.
I'll never forget Jim and me meeting at the hospital to do a story on one of my best friends, retired police officer Jim Ballance. Well, we missed Ballance, for they had sent him home. Schlosser and I still were able to talk about this great man who served as an outstanding police officer. Though I was hurting inside, Jim made me feel comfortable talking with him. He later was able to get up with Jim Ballance at his home, where he had been fighting a battle with cancer. Jim did a wonderful story, but Ballance had passed before he could read the story.
I have always enjoyed Jim's stories and would often e-mail him to let him know. He always took the time to e-mail back, not knowing me then. He is a true people person, and that's hard to find these days. I wish him all the best, for after the passing of my great friend Jim Ballance, it was Jim Schlosser's article that helped me though the sorrow.
I thank the News & Record for seeing his talent and having him. Also may God bless you, Jim, and thanks for the memories.
Bill Self
Greensboro