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Bill Jenkins - A wizard?

From Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the first Harry Potter book:

“Are all your family wizards?" asked Harry, who found Ron just as interesting as Ron found him. "Er - Yes, I think so," said Ron. "I think Mum's got a second cousin who's an accountant, but we never talk about him."

I immediately thought of Bill Jenkins when I read this because he seemed quite the opposite of any stereotypical view of an accountant (or of a “Reuters person”). 

Bill and I worked for Reuters at around the same time in Hong Kong and my abiding memory of him then and since was as the life and soul of the party, blowing his trumpet and doing his Mick Jagger imitation.

When we met he always had a cheery smile and it’s sad to know he is no longer here. Bill was a real character who straddled boundaries between different areas of Reuters. 

I did not see him often but will certainly miss him.

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