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aking a supeiyacht up the Amazon is a rare thing in 2023, but in 1987 it was practically unheard of. With its swift currents and constantly “He was many things - boss, bon vivant, raconteur, balloonist, columnist, happiest millionaire, leader of the pack, mentor, friend, super-this, mega-that; father, grandfather, father-in-law, uncle, cousin, and ever the sparkling naughty boy,” his son Bob once wrote.

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