I was thinking of him a week or so ago. He posted on the damascus/9 finger board for a bit after he sort of faded from here. I THINK (someone please correct me if I mis-recall, this was about 5 years ago) he had a medical condition that he was beginning treatment. The 9 finger board fizzled out, and I heard no further word of him.

Perhaps he changed hobbies, and became involved in some other passion.