Lynn, I also thank you for your post. At such times one often hopes for the right words and to bring some ease. Here at Mudcat we can at least offer a tribute to those who have shared a life of music and have had a meaningful impact on the community. Reagan did make a memorable and favorable impact on those he met. I met him once in Mountain View, most likely the same weekend he was a guest of the city. I think he was living in Eureka Springs at the time. The later contacts were through others or the media, so I was aware of his presence in Little Rock and of your move to North Carolina. A loss for Arkansas, but a big gain for the Tarheel state.

Janie, thank you for your post from the Raleigh News & Observer. My search for an obituary only turned up the short piece from Eureka Springs. I had first seen a notice about Reagan on his friend Red Neckerson's website.