Very sad news to learn of his passing.
Reduced me to fits of laughter during my IRE/TRE course at STN, with his background R/T chatter, which grew steadily more outrageous as the course progressed.
The varied voices and accents he could produce were amazing, and the "fading radio reception" scenario he saved for the final check was a masterpiece.
There will be a few more accents in Heaven tonight, I fancy, courtesy of one of nature's true gentlemen.
Condolences to his family.