American rower.
Born May 11th, 1925 in Oakland.
Died October 11th, 2010 at 85 years old in Oakland.
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson