You may or may not know, that even though RIP looked fearless, he would not FLY to any event....but he had good reason. He had been in not one, but two airplane crashes (I believe both were while in the military). So if a Harbour Lights event was far away, he had to leave early to drive there (he may have taken a train, not sure).
He was very active in the Florida Lighthouse Association for many years, unfortunately he stop coming.
He will be missed.