Wish we had a way to go back and check out his posts.
If you remember the thread he was on and can find where the post was, you can sometimes view the post by copying the reply to link from the post above or below the deleted post and substituting the deleted post's number.
Would look like this:
Original:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1415665/reply?c=314
Altered:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1415665/reply?c=315