Reported by Lloyd Ward on September 8, 2011:

To all my Page Pirate friends. I got sad news today that we lost one of our fellow class mates and one of my best friends in high school. James S. Cole - Steve to all who knew him, passed away Sept 1st. Steve has been living in Raleigh for many years now and is survived by his wife Donna. Rest in peace Steve you were a dear friend and will be missed.