Sorry to hear about your friend. It never is easy to loose someone even if it's just your parts guy. After my last barber passed, and going to a few of those chain chop shops, I started cutting my own hair. Hey I can mess it up for free. Every time I found a good barber, they would pass after a year or two. And even if it was only your barber, you got to know him, and he knew how to cut your hair. It was nice to walk in to someplace and they knew you and you knew them............. Ah the good ol days. Again sorry for your loss.