re: RIP Hobo Shoestring

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One of my favorites. He was so happy on that Alaska trip.

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I think the only place he settled down at all, other than NE Tennessee over the past few years, was in Alaska where he was with a woman and had a son with her. That's the Connor he would talk about, I think, who passed away as a kid. He'd go back two or three times a year to check on the grave and leave something there for him. He seemed to always love Alaska, and grew to love the place he was in Johnson City, TN.

There aren't many people who can say they truly lived the way they wanted, and while not always smooth living, he made the most of it. He seemed to have a certain honesty about him thanks to that life. That's hard to come by.