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African-American students into
Goetz's world.
"I've always been very close to my
students." stated Goetz. who taught
school for more than 40 years. "I remem
ber my kids. and I especially remember
the kids at Mebane. because see - thai
was the first school that I had taught
African American children ."
Goetz remembers Darryl as a sweet
kid with few role models to speak of.
"Darryl and I had such a great rela
tionship. because Darryl didn't have a
mother." she said. "He has said that I was
the only mother figure he had."
Through the years, the two main
tained correspondence.
"He would come by Salem College -
1 worked at Governor's School in the
summertime," she recounted. "I just
always kept up with him."
Although their contact had been min
imal in the years leading up to Hunt's
trial, Goetz she never doubted his inno
cence.
"I've taught some kids I thought were
capable of that crime probably, with the
right group of people, but I knew that
Darryl was not capable of that." she said.
"Darryl was such a gentle kid."
She contacted then Prosecutor Don
Tisdale as soon as the story of Hunt's
arrest was published, insisting that Hunt
was blameless.
"Don and I bowled together in the
same league. We were acquaintances."
she explained. "I called him and said. I
know this kid is not capable of this.' He
said, 'I know, but I think he knows some
thing about it."'
The trial proved to be a harrowing
experience for Goetz, who received
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ample criticism for her support of the
black man who was said to have killed
Sykes. .
"It was a very stressful situation in
1985 when I went to court for him," she
related. "When 1 was coming back from
lunch, I was so uptight, that I hit the car
next to me " ?
When asked to appear on the 6
o'clock news on the day of her testimony,
Goelz declined, for fear of violent retali
ation^
Security guards at the courthouse had
treated her kindly. Goetz said, until they
found out she was there on behalf of the
defense. Then their attitudes, as well as
those of other Caucasians present at the
trial, soured quickly. She remembers one
security guard, who had let her pass by
unbothered before, dumping the contents
of her purse on the table, badgering her
with questions about her possession of a
pair of nail scissors found in her makeup
bag. ' ?
In contrast to the condemnation she
received from whites present at the trial.
Goeu was welcomed w ith open arms by
the black community
"When I came in the courtroom, the
African American people ... it was like
the Red Sea parting, finding me a seat,"
she said. "I just sat with them until I tes
tified."
Goeu remarried in 1988 and moved
to Atlanta. She followed the story as it
unfolded through relatives and friends in
the Winston-Salem area. <3
"After Darryl went to prison, I always
told him that. 'Darryl, one of these days,
this is going to be over and we're going
to write a book; I'm going to write a book
about this,"' she said.
Goetz says she read Hunt's letters to
her students, and used his story as a tool
for motivation.
"A Long Time Coming," was
released March 27. It has already gar
nered interest from Holly wood.
"1 really didn't write it to make a mil
lion dollars. I just wrote-it because it was
a promise, and I thought that people
ought to know how things were then,
other than what they read in the newspa
per, and that they ought to know Darryl 's
life, what led up to this." Goetz said, a
smile of enduring hope evident in her
voice. "If I only change one person's
idea ... that Darryl had something to do
with this crime - if I only do one, it will
be worth the $17,000 it cost me to write
the book."
"A Long Time Coming: My Life and
the Darryl Hum Lesson" is available at
Barnes & Noble and Borders locations.
Author Leigh Somerville McMillan and
Goetz will appear at Patina's in down
town Winston-Salem for the Gallery Hop
an Friday, May 4.
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Doctors
from pane A8
Responses were anony
mous. About 95 percent said
they had contact with drug or
device companies .
Other findings:
? 83 percent received food
and drinks.
? 78 percent accepted free
drug samples.
? 35 percent were reim
bursed for costs associated
with professional meetings.
? 28 percent pocketed con
sulting or lecture fees.
? 7 percent took free tick
ets to games and other events.
The extent of the interac
tions varied by specialty and
sales reps tend to target doc
tors with the most influence.
For example, cardiologists
were more than twice as like
appropriate and acceptable
behavior," said one of the
authors. Dr. David
ly than family
doctors to receive
fees. Doctors in
private practice
were six times
more likely to get
free samples and
three times more
likely to get gifts
than those at hos
pitals. Family
doctors met with
sales reps far
more often than
Blumenthal
Blumenthal, head of
the Institute for
Health Policy at
Massachusetts
General Hospital.
The study was
funded by the New
York-based Institute
on Medicine as a
Profession. None of
the authors reported
conflicts of interest
related to the study.
Previous studies
their counterparts ? about 16
meetings a month. ?
Doctors need to "super
vise themselves and set
stricter standards on what is
have suggested that cozy rela
tionships with industry can
affect doctors' prescribing
patterns and judgment. But
companies have defended the
practice as a legitimate way to
educate physicians about the
latest drugs and technology.
The Pharmaceutical
Research and Manufacturers
of America, the leading trade
group, in 2002 adopted volun
tary rules limiting the value of
gifts to $100 or less and ban
ning free entertainment tick
ets,
Scott Lassman, a senior
assistant general counsel with
the trade group, said the
study's results were "common
knowledge" and dismissed
claims that companies were
out to influence doctors.
"A modest meal is not
going to affect the independ
ence of the health care practi
tioner," Lassman said.
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Pittsburgh and New York
City also were on hand to
show their love and gratitude
to a woman who used her art
to inspire and build bridges.
"She was so selfless,"
recalled Cynthia McDonald,
who since 1982 has helped
stage the Southern Pines
Black Arts Festival. James,
also a renowned artist, and
Earnestine Huff were frequent
guests at the festival. They
would lead youth workshops
and do whatever they could to
help make the festival a suc
cess. McDonald presented a
plaque to James Huff prior to
the unveiling as a way to say
"thank-you" and pay homage
to the late Mrs. Huff.
"She was always there,"
McDonald said of Earnestine
Huff's commitment to the fes
tival. "As long as her health
allowed, she made it a point to
come down."
Mayor Allen Joirtes and
Earnestine Rainty Huff
pegjsed work in the Huffs'
home, rediscovering what a
rare talent Earnestine Huff
truly was. Sculptor Emory
Biko of Pittsburgh showed-off
a steel piece that he did in
Mayor Pro Tempore
Vivian Burke also
stopped by the cere
mony to share their
fondest memories of
Earnestine Huff.
Joines, Burke and the
rest of the City
Council gave their
approval for the nam
ing a portion of 29th
Street for Huff. The
council was lobbied
Womble
honor of Huff.
Q u e n t i n
Huff said the
diverse turnout
was a testament
of how his
mother tried Mo
break down
walls that some
times separate
singers from
painters and
musicians from
sculptors.
by State Rep. Larry Womble,
who has made it a mission to
make sure that the legacies of
great local African Americans
will never be forgotten. Most
recently, Womble has lead
efforts to name a street for the
late Clarence "Big House"
Gaines and the downtown
transportation center for Clark
Campbell, a longtime bus
driver. James Huff spent much
of his remarks Saturday prais
ing Womble - not only for the
honor for his late wife, but for
not forgetting the contribu
tions of so many local people.
The creative set made sure
that the unveiling ceremony
was one to remember. Singers
performed, including
Earnestine Huff's sister,
Rosemary, and painters
"She always tried to build
a network among all artists
and creative people," he said.
"She always believed in
bringing people together."
It was Quentin Huff who
was given the honor of unveil
ing the sign. He hopped on a
mini-stool and tore away the
brown paper to reveal crisp
white letters that seemed to
glow beneath a brilliant sun
shine. While the throngs
applauded. Quentin Huff took
just a second to study the sign,
as if he was seeing his moth
er's name for the first time.
He then smiled proudly.
Compared to one of his moth
er's vibrant paintings, the
cold, steely sign is not much
to look at, but for Quentin
Huff, it too is a masterpiece.
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