Bloody hell, mate, I'm so really, really sorry to hear that.
You were one of the happy band I remember back in the early-mid 2000s - AerBabe, Tall Man in a 152, Penguina, Genghis, Whirlybird, Singapore Girl, BRL, and many others, who kept PF vibrant with fly-ins, tower visits and meet-ups.
Thank you for all you contributed here, for your instructing and advice and great company.
SD