I have just been informed that he felt unwell during the concert last night; Jim took him to the hospital afterwards. He was his normal self at the hospital talking and joking with the staff when the hart suddenly let out. The staff tried to revive him but were unable to do so.

He was a very gentle and genuine man. I remember him not as a shanty man, but as a bar singer at which he naturally excelled. A good friend to many, he will be sorely missed.