Wow, that was some sad news. I liked him a lot even though I never met him.
I think that he deleted many of his posts after his VX was put up on blocks since he lost interest in the forum & didn't want to answer a lot of questions while he wasn't driving his. He did have plans on restoring his VX eventually but it just didn't rate high on his priority list.
Yes, he was a very private person but he gave me a lot of valuable advice & I'll always think very highly of him for that.
I pray God met him with open arms, a fishing rod in one hand & a set of VX keys in the other.