No. 261: SHAWN SIMPSON / A friend in the scouting ranks nailed it: “Shawn was probably the most outgoing & happiest guy on the outside & the most tormented that I knew on the inside.”
Shawn gifted me the idea for a book that became a best-seller & generously helped me out at every turn. Gone far too soon. Already missing him.
My friend Shawn Simpson (1968-2025)
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