Essay, 2006, "Random Recollections about John West and Lois Rhame West," by H.W.C. Furman captures memories of a friendship that dates back to the days that Furman and John Carl West (1922-2004) were classmates at The Citadel and continued during their later practice in the same law firm in Camden, S.C., and close association during West's years in political office.

Among the remembrances is an account of Lois West's encounters with the Ku Klux Klan at the time of their threats against her husband.