I too am sorry to hear of his passing. I have read great things about his past and his rod blanks. I did not know he spent a lot of time in Sequim (pronounced SKUEM) you probably know that is were John Wayne kept his converted mine sweeter the Grey Goose. Sequim is alto touted as the banana belt of Washington state. They don't get the usual rain fall that the Olympics and the rest of Western Washington gets. Also, the 2nd largest marinia on west coast is located there. It is of course named the John Wayne marina. I think Long Beach, Ca has the largest. I always loved going through Sequim on my way to Port Angeles to take the ferry over to Vancourver Island. Thanks for the posting, I learn quite a bit here on FAOL>