“Tap”, as he was known to his boyhood friends and lifelong associates was an avid outdoor educator. He was the co-founder of Outward Bound and the National Outdoor Education Leadership program. He was a passionate environmental steward and a highly-skilled mountain climber and a nature survivalist. Tap was also in the famous 42nd Armed Regiment of “Warriors on Skis” in WW II and scaled a 2000 ft cliff face in the middle of winter to surprise the Germans in Italy and attacked their rear flank.