Frederica Knight described him as a "friendly, outgoing man, who was fairly unsuccessful as a hunter and trapper, but whose immense talent as a stone carver was immediately recognized."[10] The 1999 book The Canadian Encyclopedia describes him as "a jolly, robust, and outgoing man with an astonishing talent for observing and keenly portraying humans, animals, and birds in stone and ivory."[11]
He was married and had children.[11] He died in the Craig Harbour area of the Northwest Territories, perhaps of a hunting accident, in 1954.[4][10][11]
