Excellent tribute Lowell.

He had all the vibrancy you wanted in a local bar and grill owner. Never thought of him as PR leader, but he was. Great establishment, I probably ate about 40 poor Richard omelets in my day there. Always loved the 40oz option as well. The jukebox is excellent and HJs just had a good warmth to the establishment.
My one interaction with him was while my buddy and I ate breakfast. He started ribbing me good, and turned on a switch to f with me for no real reason. I found it hilarious because you could tell it was a quirk of his and my friend just laughed along. Had I responded much he would have kicked me out, no doubt about it. RIP