Terrible... TERRIBLE tragedy. One I had nothing to do with.
I was "kicked out" of my mothers house and moved in with friends... She went away to betty ford clinic and my great uncle the patriarch... Gutted and restored the house I only found out much later about the "famous" dumpster in front of the house piled up with all my stuff. Not just star wars mind you... Memorabilia of all types. Even all my customs / projects I recall even much much later... SW parts and unfinished custom pieces buried in the dirt path along the side of the house from being dropped and trampled on (obviously). If you go to 94 high st. Bristol, RI today I would not be surprised anyone finding "artifacts".
The worst part is my great uncle was friends with the family I was staying with (an only lived 30mins away) so all it would have took was one phone call... One damn phone call.
Moral of the story: NEVER EVER TRUST HALSEY HERRESHOFF even if he is a yachting celebrity and former long running town administrator of Bristol, RI.
(An that wasn't even the worst thing he's done to me but that's another story entirely)
RIP nearly complete massive action fleet collection... You are and will be missed an mourned for the rest of my life... Especially since all the packaging and boxes didn't get trashed!?!?!? 😠