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Unread 03-29-2015, 09:16 PM   #9
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Kevin- I visited him in the hospital the day before they moved him to hospice. He was still in great spirits and still calling me Georgie. He still had the roar. You would never know he was dying.
He gave me a good anecdote that day about his ice cream shop ownership days. He had a rule for the kids- they could eat all they wanted but whatever they scooped, they had to eat it all or they were let go. He never had a problem and the kids learned self-regulation.
I'm getting together on Long Island with some of his close shooting buddies in the upcoming balmy weather.
I will let all know.

This is some of Mike's work. He rebuilt my Abercrombie Cases and fitted out my dad's two barreled VH case. That is one of his labels.
I only knew him 2 years or so but I would always personally drop off and pick up and visit with him. He was so neat- you could eat off the floor of his shop. Very unlike my dear friend Edgar.
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