man i am sorry to hear that. i used to call that fellow every now and then just to talk - started when i was having clearance issues and developed a friendship. i'll never forget when i said something like ' have it about a millimeter from the riser' and he said 'millimeter, son this is the united states of america and we don't use any communist systems of measurement in texas' (or something like that - but i fell over laughing.) he was like an instant grandpa to me.