Godspeed, "Rawhide"

He was once a Playboy Magazine photographer and personal photographer to multiple United States Presidents. He could make even me look semi-human! His knickname was "Rawhide" otherwise known at Peter C Batton. It was his joy to photograph people having a good time and without cost, give them hard copies of the pictures he professionally shot. Many times, I tried to pay him for the photos he gave me. Check my Locked & Loaded album (L&L) and see just a fraction of the pictures he shot. His goal was to wallpaper the walls of Locked & Loaded with his photos. The pictures he took this past Friday will fulfill that goal.
He was in constant pain. Told that he had six months to live more than ten years ago. He lived life to the fullest.
He had some of the "benefits" of a rock star, in that strange women would come up and expose their breasts to him for his approval and a chance to have him photograph them.
Rawhide had a deep, spiritual side and would share his views on matters of faith, if you had the privilege of getting to know him more intimately, as I was honored to do. When the late Senator Jesse Helms was at death's door, he called Rawhide to come to his bedside and pray.
He will be missed on this fallen, wicked planet, but where he is, there are no more tears, nor sorrow. Rawhide is with his Lord. Godspeed, my friend. We shall meet again!