I just got word that Turpin died this morning. My sister was at his bedside. He had expressed the wish to go quickly and he did. The experts had thought he had two to three weeks left when he decided to go on home hospice care. He went in less than a week.

I will update this once we have some information about the arrangements. I suspect there will be a memorial service in the Atlanta area with a larger gathering at our family farm in Galena, Illinois this summer.

Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers. I know that he enjoyed making sporrans for many of you and being part of this community. He also reveled in attending the various Highland events, especially the Grandfather Mountain Games. He enjoyed his stint as Boss H.O.G.G. (head of the House of Gordon for Georgia) He was at peace and ready to move on when he went.