I miss him already. We carried on for years. He changed my whole approach to lapidary in the 90s and we became great friends. Every couple of months we would have a long talk on the phone and catch up on life.
His work both in lapidary beads and in silver jewelry was both unique and precision. No one could see his work and not come away amazed. His knowledge of stone was encyclopedic and his ability to work it sublime. He was gentle and always ready to share techniques with anyone interested. The world has lost a creatiive giant. He is with his beloved Suzi again, and I will take my comfort in his loss with that.