Got some sad news to share, Diablo passed away in January. He was MARCO on Baylor affiliated boards. I searched but looks like I get to break the news.
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/mark-terry-obituary?id=32396700
For some reason I had the urge to call him just now and his phone went straight to VM so I hit google and found his obituary.
Last year we talked frequently as he had just bought a house and needed some technical advice, and his mom had passed away the previous June. Last conversation we had, he was putting up a privacy fence so he could piss in his backyard in north Waco near Cameron Park without getting arrested for indecency. We agreed that yard pissing is really the pinnacle of manhood and home ownership. Helluva last conversation, my friend.
From time to time when I was in Waco seeing my then-school aged children, I'd swing by his old apartment and take him to a meeting, since he was basically blind. We'd go sit at Starbucks on Wooded Acres and shoot the shit for a few hours and I'd hit the road back to Beaumont.
After a few years of really awful vodka riddled phone calls (and awkward candid photo shoots at the apartment pool) he somehow got sober, and really flourished in spite of his vision challenges. He became a sober member of Alcoholics Anonymous and did what he could to carry the message.
Mark, my friend, I had so hoped to hear your voice tonight when I called, but I take solace knowing you're at peace. Sending blessings, love, and light to your family in their time of loss.