After a diver friend gave him antique long leaf pine logs found in the Suwanee River for his own project, the idea to reclaim logs from rivers was expanded into a sawmill operation in Micanopy, Florida.
He lived in Birmingham, Micanopy, Denver, Raleigh, New Hampshire, New York City, New Orleans, and then back in his native Birmingham, where he died in a tragic accident, choking on food.
WSKY-FM, a radio station (97.3 FM) licensed to Micanopy, Florida, United States