Bravo, my friend, bravo. Your description fits Raoul perfectly!
I hope those who never met him get a flavor. But it is only on small part, like looking at a mosaic, and this whole thread paints a bigger picture. Amazing, isn’t it? A real wake, with many people who never met him or barely met him (like myself) who he managed to touch in some way.
Mostly facilitated by the Internet in general, and Free Republic in particular.