James C. Bostain

Lois, I am 83 today, and I have spent a lot of time over the years in lecture halls from Massachusetts to Oxford University. I remember hardly anything of what I heard in those halls, but I do remember very well indeed your father's 1968 presentation to my class at the Air Force's Squadron Officer School in 1968. I even quote him from time to time on how to be a respectful foreigner when overseas. including how to remain calm when the guy behind you in line has to remain in physical touch...

Thank you for visiting my father's guest book.

As his child, I had a view of a certain part of his life. You undoubtedly saw a different aspect of his life, and I appreciate any warm remembrances/antidotes you care to share about the Jim Bostain that you knew.

The Jim I knew was a generous, kind, gentle man.
In his later life, he was quite content to stay in his home office, compiling baseball statistics, writing papers about better ways to teach the English language,...