Barbara, I so very sorry for your loss. The world has lost a very very special person. While it had been sometime since I had seen Clarence, he will always hold a very special place in my heart.  He was an amazing man, and was a dear friend of our family.  My heart is so very sad. I will always remember him with a big smile and a cigar. Until we meet again, Aloha my friend.

I am sad to hear about the loss of Mr. Shannon. Although I never met him, by all accounts he was a good man. I was actually researching the whereabouts of my long lost grandfather, Henry E. Pile, when I discovered that my grandfather actually once lived at the same address as Mr. Shannon in San Jose. I wanted to write to him to see if he remembered Henry. Aloha, sir.