A good friend both by phone and in person. He deteriorated quickly when his wife died and from that time on, had no caregiver. His collection disappeared under questionable circumstances. It was hard to pay him for small jobs. He did an outrageous skeleton buttplate resroration for me and would not accept payment. I commented about a miniature arbor press in his shop that was identical to Franklin W. Mann's full size press in my shop. He made me take it home. I am so sad to hear this news. Bill Murphy
