Yes, he passed last year. He was a hard worker, but he knew how to spend what he had earned well; he was a life lover and he enjoyed gardening, hiking and good food; he was successful with woman and an unfaithful husband; he was a handyman and knew how to fix things; he loved the US and valued liberty and autonomy; he was an outspoken atheist and shit talking religion before it was en vogue and he was libertarian, which probably had the most influence on me; most of all he was a vain man – he dressed better than everyone else and when it became clear that he would die, he tried to hang himself, because he didn't want to be dependant and weak.