I always bought my supplies from him (or Spinettis if I was in Las Vegas during the "off convention" season). He ALWAYS had what I was looking for. I had a tremendous amount of respect for him because he NEVER missed a convention. I always figured if, at his age, if he can get his creaky bones to move first thing in the morning and greet everybody who came by his table(s) with a smile on his face, then so could I. I always enjoyed stopping by his table(s) at every convention I went to. Our club, our hobby, and everybody who knew him that weren't in our chipping family; we have lost a good man today. Future conventions won't be the same without seeing C.T. roaming his usual spot in the right near corner.