The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.),
Fri, 18 Nov 1988, p14-D, c1-2
John B. Hayter, 50, a Center City Lawyer
by Donna St. George, Inquirer staff writer
John B. Hayter, 50, a lawyer who turned his life around in his mid-40s and impressed those he knew with his determination, died Tuesday at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital after suffering complications from AIDS. He lived in South Philadelphia.
Since 1984, Mr. Hayter has specialized in personal bankruptcy law in his office on Chestnut Street in Center City, representing hundreds of people whose homes were being foreclosed.
"He though he was helping people who needed it," said his longtime friend, David Karge. "He had something ... for helping people who couldn't help themselves."
The start of his bankruptcy practice came at a turning point in Mr. Hayter's life. In his years after law school, he had served as an assistant district attorney under Arlen Specter. By 1984, however, he had left his law career behind, using drugs and drinking excessively.
Mr. Hayter's turnaround came as he sought counseling, joined Alcoholics Anonymous, underwent other psychological therapy and started seeing a phycisian.
"He saw that what he really wanted to do was to contribute to people and he really hadn't been doing that," said a friend and legal associate, Micahel Turner.
Robust, with large brown eyes and a hearty laugh, Mr. Hayter was making a comeback when he was diagnosed with AIDS in April 1986.
Though his illness gradually reduced the number of hours he was able to work, Mr. Hayter went to the office as often as possible, until a month before his death. He had built the firm's work to 700 cases.
"In the face of difficult circumstances, he was an example to people," Turner said.
Born in Virginia, the son of Navy Cmdr. Hubert Montgomery Hayter, who was killed during World War II, Mr. Hayter graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Haverford College and was a 1969 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
He was a past president of the Delaware Valley Mensa, past president of the Delaware Valley chapter of Phi Beta Kappa and a member of Christ Church in Old City.
He loved playing the piano, listening to music and composing poetry. Fond of his sisters, nieces and nephews, he delighted in family gatherings.
"He had a charisma," Karge said. "Men, women and children thought he was a wonderful person. He had an excitement for life."
Surviving are his sisters, Marjorie Masek and Phyllis Townsend, and nieces and nephews.
A memorial is planned for 11 a.m. Dec. 10 at Christ Church in Old City.
Fri, 18 Nov 1988, p14-D, c1-2
John B. Hayter, 50, a Center City Lawyer
by Donna St. George, Inquirer staff writer
John B. Hayter, 50, a lawyer who turned his life around in his mid-40s and impressed those he knew with his determination, died Tuesday at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital after suffering complications from AIDS. He lived in South Philadelphia.
Since 1984, Mr. Hayter has specialized in personal bankruptcy law in his office on Chestnut Street in Center City, representing hundreds of people whose homes were being foreclosed.
"He though he was helping people who needed it," said his longtime friend, David Karge. "He had something ... for helping people who couldn't help themselves."
The start of his bankruptcy practice came at a turning point in Mr. Hayter's life. In his years after law school, he had served as an assistant district attorney under Arlen Specter. By 1984, however, he had left his law career behind, using drugs and drinking excessively.
Mr. Hayter's turnaround came as he sought counseling, joined Alcoholics Anonymous, underwent other psychological therapy and started seeing a phycisian.
"He saw that what he really wanted to do was to contribute to people and he really hadn't been doing that," said a friend and legal associate, Micahel Turner.
Robust, with large brown eyes and a hearty laugh, Mr. Hayter was making a comeback when he was diagnosed with AIDS in April 1986.
Though his illness gradually reduced the number of hours he was able to work, Mr. Hayter went to the office as often as possible, until a month before his death. He had built the firm's work to 700 cases.
"In the face of difficult circumstances, he was an example to people," Turner said.
Born in Virginia, the son of Navy Cmdr. Hubert Montgomery Hayter, who was killed during World War II, Mr. Hayter graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Haverford College and was a 1969 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
He was a past president of the Delaware Valley Mensa, past president of the Delaware Valley chapter of Phi Beta Kappa and a member of Christ Church in Old City.
He loved playing the piano, listening to music and composing poetry. Fond of his sisters, nieces and nephews, he delighted in family gatherings.
"He had a charisma," Karge said. "Men, women and children thought he was a wonderful person. He had an excitement for life."
Surviving are his sisters, Marjorie Masek and Phyllis Townsend, and nieces and nephews.
A memorial is planned for 11 a.m. Dec. 10 at Christ Church in Old City.
The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.),
Fri, 18 Nov 1988, p14-D, c1-2
John B. Hayter, 50, a Center City Lawyer
by Donna St. George, Inquirer staff writer
John B. Hayter, 50, a lawyer who turned his life around in his mid-40s and impressed those he knew with his determination, died Tuesday at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital after suffering complications from AIDS. He lived in South Philadelphia.
Since 1984, Mr. Hayter has specialized in personal bankruptcy law in his office on Chestnut Street in Center City, representing hundreds of people whose homes were being foreclosed.
"He though he was helping people who needed it," said his longtime friend, David Karge. "He had something ... for helping people who couldn't help themselves."
The start of his bankruptcy practice came at a turning point in Mr. Hayter's life. In his years after law school, he had served as an assistant district attorney under Arlen Specter. By 1984, however, he had left his law career behind, using drugs and drinking excessively.
Mr. Hayter's turnaround came as he sought counseling, joined Alcoholics Anonymous, underwent other psychological therapy and started seeing a phycisian.
"He saw that what he really wanted to do was to contribute to people and he really hadn't been doing that," said a friend and legal associate, Micahel Turner.
Robust, with large brown eyes and a hearty laugh, Mr. Hayter was making a comeback when he was diagnosed with AIDS in April 1986.
Though his illness gradually reduced the number of hours he was able to work, Mr. Hayter went to the office as often as possible, until a month before his death. He had built the firm's work to 700 cases.
"In the face of difficult circumstances, he was an example to people," Turner said.
Born in Virginia, the son of Navy Cmdr. Hubert Montgomery Hayter, who was killed during World War II, Mr. Hayter graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Haverford College and was a 1969 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
He was a past president of the Delaware Valley Mensa, past president of the Delaware Valley chapter of Phi Beta Kappa and a member of Christ Church in Old City.
He loved playing the piano, listening to music and composing poetry. Fond of his sisters, nieces and nephews, he delighted in family gatherings.
"He had a charisma," Karge said. "Men, women and children thought he was a wonderful person. He had an excitement for life."
Surviving are his sisters, Marjorie Masek and Phyllis Townsend, and nieces and nephews.
A memorial is planned for 11 a.m. Dec. 10 at Christ Church in Old City.
Fri, 18 Nov 1988, p14-D, c1-2
John B. Hayter, 50, a Center City Lawyer
by Donna St. George, Inquirer staff writer
John B. Hayter, 50, a lawyer who turned his life around in his mid-40s and impressed those he knew with his determination, died Tuesday at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital after suffering complications from AIDS. He lived in South Philadelphia.
Since 1984, Mr. Hayter has specialized in personal bankruptcy law in his office on Chestnut Street in Center City, representing hundreds of people whose homes were being foreclosed.
"He though he was helping people who needed it," said his longtime friend, David Karge. "He had something ... for helping people who couldn't help themselves."
The start of his bankruptcy practice came at a turning point in Mr. Hayter's life. In his years after law school, he had served as an assistant district attorney under Arlen Specter. By 1984, however, he had left his law career behind, using drugs and drinking excessively.
Mr. Hayter's turnaround came as he sought counseling, joined Alcoholics Anonymous, underwent other psychological therapy and started seeing a phycisian.
"He saw that what he really wanted to do was to contribute to people and he really hadn't been doing that," said a friend and legal associate, Micahel Turner.
Robust, with large brown eyes and a hearty laugh, Mr. Hayter was making a comeback when he was diagnosed with AIDS in April 1986.
Though his illness gradually reduced the number of hours he was able to work, Mr. Hayter went to the office as often as possible, until a month before his death. He had built the firm's work to 700 cases.
"In the face of difficult circumstances, he was an example to people," Turner said.
Born in Virginia, the son of Navy Cmdr. Hubert Montgomery Hayter, who was killed during World War II, Mr. Hayter graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Haverford College and was a 1969 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
He was a past president of the Delaware Valley Mensa, past president of the Delaware Valley chapter of Phi Beta Kappa and a member of Christ Church in Old City.
He loved playing the piano, listening to music and composing poetry. Fond of his sisters, nieces and nephews, he delighted in family gatherings.
"He had a charisma," Karge said. "Men, women and children thought he was a wonderful person. He had an excitement for life."
Surviving are his sisters, Marjorie Masek and Phyllis Townsend, and nieces and nephews.
A memorial is planned for 11 a.m. Dec. 10 at Christ Church in Old City.
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and Phyllis Townsend
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