Even though my Mom (Nancy) and Bill had divorced they stayed friends and he remained part of mine and my childrens lives even after her passing...I will always thank him for being there when she got so sick and for being such a good friend to her..my children to this day still call him "grandpa"..I was very upset to hear this news- We saw him on Labor Day and I had spoken to him several times since then...He really was "one of a kind" we will all miss him very much..