Dear Editor
When I saw the paper on Friday and saw Mr. Pompier’s name, I was intrigued. I know Charlon in the sense that I have had numerous meetings with him and exchanged countless communications about often contentious issues. In each and every circumstance I found him to be honest, forthright and absolutely professional at all times.
It’s true that we didn’t agree on much in the sense that he represents VROMI and I was really angry with them at the time over what I believed was their completely wrongheaded approach to certain things so we were on diametrically opposed sides of the argument but at all times, regardless of how wrong I thought he was, he acquitted himself as a genuine and sincere civil servant with only the best interests of the Island at heart.
He certainly lacks the deviousness and ability to lie convincingly that is often the trademark of dealing with government functionaries everywhere and, as such, I found him often to be telling the truth about things that maybe he should have been less open about, but that told me a lot about the man himself. He may be a bit naive but in the end he would always tell the truth when a lie would have served him better.
So, when I read the account of what transpired that ended up with him being tossed unceremoniously from the party that he founded for the island good and I have to decide who I am going to believe, then that decision is a no-brainer. I believe Charlon’s account word for word. And it leaves me with great respect for him. Honesty and integrity are in short supply these days. This is a man with both. VROMI is well served by having him and his ex-political party is a far lesser entity without him. Well done, Charlon.
Steven Johnson
