I received a phone call from Jordan Haines a little more than a year ago. He wanted to tell me how much he appreciated my columns about the need for a downtown arena and he prodded me to keep writing about the subject.
I did what most people do when prodded by Haines _ I did what he told me to do.
I didn’t get to spend much time with Jaines, the former chairman of Fourth National Bank who died Friday. But when I was around him I was mesmerized by his intelligence and his frankness. Wichita was lucky to have someone like Jordan Haines, and his loss is devastating.
Those who knew him know what I’m talking about.