In the close to five decades we knew Walt,he came and went, lead separate lives in each place, with no connections. It was astonishing to us how some people NEVER KNEW he played guitar at all, much less how masterfully. And others never knew of his newspaper and writing life, etc. He kept his life in separate compartments and was very secretive. It was gratifying to see how well he brought his life together so completely as he came down tothe wire. The barriers were dropping, old angers were resolving, and he brought together people with each other from his many separate lives. We saw a new gentleness and restraint hithertofore uncharacteristic. With an amazing swiftness, he was putting it all together while preparing for his departure from this world.