As a regular golf partner and sometimes opponent he always and I mean always was a pleasure to spend a few hours with. He told me about his chidhood and digging trenches during the war. But most of all he told me about the wonderful city of Pula now in Croatia. My wife and I went there in 2007 and had a tremendous time thanks to Vic and his stories.Have a look at it http://www.croatiatraveller.com/Istria/pula.htm