Remembering Roger

I was saddened and surprised this morning to learn of the death of my uncle.
ROGER HOGSTROM loved HIS FAMILY, JAZZ and the PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS.
One of the last times I saw my uncle in his PORTLAND condo, his place seemed like the ultimate bachelor pad. It featured stacks and stacks of jazz on wax and -- standing silently in the corner -- an UPRIGHT BASS.
My uncle loved jazz so much, he took bass lessons.
I always thought that was cool.
In recent years, my uncle moved to EUGENE, so he could be closer to his daughter (my cousin), his son-in-law and his granddaughters.
I'm pretty sure there's jazz and Blazers' basketball in heaven. I think they probably give bass lessons, too.