we ever had any chip deals, or other deals. I just "knew" him from the chipboard, and would have liked to have met him in person.

I think he would be glad that you smiled...

I just searched for his farewell post...it's sad that several of the good people who responded to that post have now joined Rick. I hope they're all enjoying a good poker game right now...

http://www.thechipboard.com/archives/archives.pl/bid/316/md/read/id/604965/sbj/a-fond-fairwell/