TOPIC: Another loss to our local outboard guys

I received a message from a local "outboard wheeler & dealer" that I horse-traded with the last few years.
He asked me to call, as he was liquidating "the herd", but due to even more closely related medical trauma, I wasn't able to respond for a while.
When I did reach out,...I immediately received a return call from a police department, asking if I knew any of his family.
Explaining further that he was in the hospital, in the nearby capitol city of Olympia, WA.
Since I was not a family member, I did not receive any further information.
A couple days ago I learned from another of Wayne's friends (and wheeler-dealers) that Wayne had suffered a massive stroke that left him unable to speak, or move anything but one arm & leg.
Fortunately his daughter was contacted in Oregon, and she was able to pick up and care for Wayne.
Wayne was a laid back, long gray-haired, good ole boy that enjoyed horse-trading throughout his life.
Cars, outboards, you name it.
He was missing as many teeth as I am, and about the same age.
I always enjoyed his visits, and only had to scold him a few times about getting his cigarette smoke into my shop.
I am really missing him, and just want to stand on a soapbox just long enough to encourage my friends to stop smoking and wear protective gear when working with fiberglass, and other chemicals.
doc

Very sorry to hear this Thom! You are correct, you can NEVER be TOO SAFE! Our prayers go out to him and his family and let's be extra careful out there please!

Bob