Rip and I stayed in touch till about 5 years ago when his phone number went dead.
His wife was a big shot at one of the Gulf casinos.
Always had a suite waiting for me when I visited the Gulf Coast.
He came to Vegas for many poker tourneys.
He will be missed.

My 3 part article about Rip.
http://www.marlowcasinochips.com/links/genetrimble/genetrimble.htm