As some have said he was a Prof, he taught French at Iowa State, not sure how long. He was in either the Reserves or Nat Guard, I can't recall. Besides the quote about owning every shotgun, he also once said he could trade a Purdey to a Mossberg in 3 trades. He was well read, opinionated, very knowledgeable about American made dbls, liberal on some points, a good shot and just a nice guy. He will be missed.

This ain't a dress rehearsal , Don't Let the Old Man IN