I refer to the remarks made in your publication of May 3 regarding Lyndon G Harris.

Lyndon was a senior pupil at Halesowen Grammar School when I first attended there in 1943 and was even then a very talented and locally well-known artist.

It was then common knowledge that he was very much guided by his strong-willed father. The school held an exhibition of his work in 1948 and this was referred to at his funeral, which I attended.

However, I do take issue with the suggestion that Lyndon was reclusive in his last years.

I attend a coffee morning at Halesowen United Church every Friday. In the years before his death, Lyndon could be found playing the church organ.

In addition to his artistic talent, he was no mean musician. He would regularly come into our coffee mornings and although he was certainly quiet and reserved, he thoroughly enjoyed the company and often showed his appreciation of a joke.

I am told that he was also frequently to be seen jogging or cycling in the vicinity of his home.

Lyndon was a reserved man, perhaps an eccentric, but certainly not a recluse.

B E Jansen, Rowley Regis