I knew the Gumpster's father in my area. We both belonged to the same organization and so I would run into him every now and then. He had a deep, booming voice, and was funny as could be. Tragically, Steve's brother passed away several years after Steve from the same type of cancer. His brother's wife, a friend of mine, posts on this forum from time to time, but not often. She is still active in the pool world, competes on a league, and usually goes to Valley Forge each year.
Steve had a good friend, an SES scientist/doctor, who was high in the ranks at NIH, which is right in Bethesda, Maryland, our neighborhood. The NIH doctor also happened to be a pool player from North Carolinia and is a good friend mine as well. He tried to help Steve by getting him in NIH and succeeded. However, the medicine did not work on Steve.
The NIH doctor used to stake Steve in many a game when Steve lived in Maryland. The Gump was loved by all who met him. He was definitely one of a kind.
JAM
