Creators Article Recalls John Roberts as a Student

By: E&P Staff Creators Syndicate is offering a one-shot article about Supreme Court Justice nominee John Roberts. It's written by Douglas Newcombe, a former prep-school classmate of Roberts' and the brother of Creators President Rick Newcombe.

Douglas Newcombe -- a data-processing consultant who lives in Phoenix, Ariz. -- spent four years with Roberts at La Lumiere School in La Porte, Ind., between 1969 and 1973.

Newcombe wrote: "John was number one in the class, but what was most striking about him was what he did with his abilities. He was a workhorse. John always put in 100%. I remember dragging myself out of bed at 4 in the morning, determined to catch up on my Latin. I tiptoed down to the basement, and there was John, already studying. ... John didn't just succeed in academics, but in every aspect of his life. ... He was always there whenever I needed help. He encouraged me to press on when things got tough. John was an inspiration to me -- to all of us. ... By our senior year, John and I were co-editors of the student newspaper, and I was the manager of the football team he co-captained."

The Creators guest writer -- who has been interviewed about Roberts by The New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek, CBS News, and other media outlets -- concluded: "I predict he will impress the entire country once people get to know him the way his classmates did three decades ago."