Very sorry to read this. I had no idea that the man was in his seventies, but regardless, his genius will be missed.
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/251040/showbiz/showbizabroad/comic-...
Wow. I remember his name is mentioned in the narrative/dialogue in the movie Crimson Tide. I also have the Bowen Moebius Surfer from a few years back. Rest in peace, dude.