Please forgive me if these few quick taps of the keyboard are not particularly coherent. I am genuinely stunned. I had just recently finished writing about the deaths of Dr. S. Lewis Johnson last week, and Dr. Greg Bahnsen (in 1995), when I received an e-mail that our beloved friend, Jack Clayton, died of a heart attack on February 4.

Jack was the very first Faith & Freedom Tour guide for Vision Forum. He loved Jesus. He was devoted to the United States of America. His joy was telling the stories of God’s remarkable providence in our history. He also loved to gather the young men and women around his family piano to sing the great hymns of the faith. He was extremely committed to the cause — a genuine warrior, a Southern gentleman, and a scholar.

Of Jack, Eugene Delgaudio wrote: “For decades and decades, Jack Clayton has been well known for his articulate and strong religious convictions and for defending the pro-family cause in the streets, in the halls of Congress and actually whenever he was awake. He made many sacrifices on a routine basis for all of us. He represented me and the views of our members at your meetings at Free Congress for a long time and he represented the traditional conservative view on many other issues. I will miss hearing his voice, and his thoughts and opinions as I know you and others will.”

We will miss you, Jack!