He was a frequent visitor to a bar that is still in business in the city I grew up in. It was said he carved his initials in a table there. Friends and I spent time there looking for these initials but without luck.

But sometime in the early 90s or late 80s, there was a fire that burned most of those old tables in a side room. Rumors spread saying the owner at the time set it on purpose for insurance. It was never proven true.