thanks.....I was very quickly able to find the obit in his hometown (childhood) newspaper......oh man, sad news, of course, and thanks @Rohrlegger for first posting about this upthread.......many here on the forum knew him and he had universal positive comments among his clients, I think......very shocking news......I met him several times when he lived in Phoenix a few years ago and he was always easy-going, confident, kick-back.....funny, I once had to explain to him what a "cougar" is!.......he loved sushi and a gift card to Benihana was my "tip" for him......one of the good guys!