Geez, he wasn't that old. Sorry to hear that.
I visited Gary and Cindy about 4 years ago when I had business in Jax and they looked great; just a little more snow on the head. His back room, the hanger, had several pattern models in it in RTF condition. And I was shocked to see his venerable Jekyll still around in its prominent spot in the living room and in mint condition. Continuously flown since around 1990, that plane has seen many 1000's of flights by now. Really well maintained.
When I think back on his landing that thing at Tony's contest so many years ago now and your comment on the score you gave him for that maneuver, it still makes me chuckle. He deserved that 10 more than most.