31.  He had been suffering for many years from emphysema, said a friend, Treva Silverman of Los Angeles.

32.  He had been suffering from congestive heart failure, said a friend, Virginia Terris.

33.  He also had experience running a travel agency, friends said.

34.  He died of congestive heart failure, said a friend, Colin Egan.

35.  He had recently quit working to return to college, intending to enter the clergy some day, friends said.

36.  He gave flying lessons in Pompano and commuted to his suburban Boynton Beach home by plane, friends said.

37.  He had been ill for several years, said a friend, Robert H. Ellsworth.

38.  He spoke haltingly about his merchant marine experience, saying even friends and family did not know he had served.

39.  He saw that as his mission, friends said, and he died pursuing it.

40.  He said friends and former teammates have been unfailingly supportive.