Brandon Kimball Student at St. Johns College Dishonest, deceitful, lying, stealing, irresponsible Moron Santa fe New Mexico

I knew Brandon for two years at college and I have always known him to be an honest, hardworking, decent person. He was famous at college for not drinking alcohol and avoiding wild parties. 

You only need to speak to his employers and customers at the Farmer's Market to know how absurd it is to accuse him of being rude or a bad employee. 

I worked as an accounting consultant specifically representing many businesses in Downtown Santa Fe (Rail Yard area). While St. John's College does have inalienable flaws, all of the stated complaints are diametrically opposite Brandon's actual reputation and actions. It is highly possible the complainant confused Brandon for any number of faculty members from St. John's College. 

 I was shocked and concerned to view the anonymous original post in which my best friend and partner had been defamed by an online stranger. None of the things said in that post were true. I have noticed that there must be 1 or 2 individuals in Santa Fe who tend to say that "Johnnies are all bad" without foundation, and on the internet no less. However, this being a personal attack on a dear friend means that it goes beyond generally wrongness but is a statement of such enormous cruelty. So I must respond. I was in the same graduating class as Brandon Kimball and have to say that I have never met a more honest, trustworthy, and

hardworking person. He has only worked 3 jobs in Santa Fe, once for an art gallery, once for an individual doing SEO work, which he quit when he heard rumors that said person was disreputable, and he currently works at the Farmers Market where he is very beloved by his employers and customers alike. He always shows up to work on time and prepared and does his best. He has only ever been helpful to those he has worked for, and he has never stolen anything or ripped anyone off. While Brandon does love reading Plato and his family is relatively well off, and this is true of most Johnnies, I have never seen him be anything but

personable and polite to customers at SFFM and he works as hard as anyone else does, if not harder, both in his schoolwork and in his work life. Johnnies are some of the most hardworking people I know and in general do not "view work as beneath them". Brandon also grew up Mormon with strong family values which he exhibits in his household. He also does NOT drink or do drugs - so accusing him of stealing liquor is quite an absurd and hilarious claim. Brandon has never gotten in trouble except as related to getting a low grade in a class or two, or lacking in funding. He has never been to jail. He is a very meek person, not even able to

attend a loud party due to his shyness and fear of rowdiness. He is not a rowdy person, preferring to stay home watching Hulu rather than going out on a Friday night. His greatest fears are drunk people and not being able to afford housing and food -- his parents do NOT always send him money, even though they do try to send him some for basic living expenses - which is why he works to provide for himself and the ones he loves. The person who wrote the original post obviously has something against St. John's college and has arbitrarily chosen to pick on poor Brandon. It would not be the first time someone decides to single out a

"nerd" and bully them. It is true that St. John's occasionally let's an arrogant troublemaker run free and still graduate but this is not the story for most Johnnies and it is not Brandon's story. His time at St. John's has been spent making philosophical inquiries that should make any intellectual proud, and his impact on the community around him has been profoundly positive. Anyone in our graduating class will tell you that. Let it be known that Brandon also gave hours of his time for tenuous pay (often for no pay at all) to help a dying woman achieve some control over her life. He offered her Reiki, aromatherapy, and gave her water and food

on several occasions. Brandon also saved my life by giving it meaning. Please do not defame this very loving and beautiful person. We all want to see him thrive and it is unfair to see his reputation affected by a petty and vague accusation that has nothing to do with the real Brandon.