Frank Shyong remembers Henry Fuhrmann, editor and mentor to generations of journalists at the Los Angeles Times
Henry was a brilliant editor passionate about language, whose work was instrumental in changing newspaper standards for describing immigrants and people from minority communities, and in guiding this paper’s transition online. Here I want to highlight an aspect of his work that was equally heroic: his care for the next generation.
I found them at my friends’ desks, full of coffee or pens. Or in a place of honor above the fireplace at home. And even though we all seemed to have one, the mug never felt impersonal. It was a talisman of Henry’s genuine belief in us, given freely and generously. And it was usually paired with some kind, much-needed words.
I’ve come to see these mugs as Henry’s answer to a question that we all face, at least those of us who count ourselves as part of any kind of institution or community. What do we owe the generation that comes after us? He was eloquent enough to hold both sides of a conversation, and graceful enough to make you feel as though you had taught him something. He could make his way through a crowded room in half an hour and leave everyone feeling as though they had been heard. His optimism was infectious and as reliable as the sunrise.
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