The now deceased John Palmer sounded like a guy you'd like to have known as a friend. Quite a character who worked all kinds of jobs to pay for his love of snow skiing. Here's his obituary: "Iconoclast to the last, one of Carbondale's most intriguing personalities, John Palmer, died at his home Monday evening, June 15, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. According to his younger daughter, Aurora, among his last words were: 'I can't believe Keith Richards outlived me.' John was 62."
