I will bet big money he would recognize and appreciate it if you drove that 1 1/2 hour again to ask him for his # to keep in contact.
Trust me I been thinking about when I will be heading that way again and stop in. I might call the motel and explain the situation a little bit since they are the ones I actually did the work for, and see if they would put me in contact with him.
That's a good idea. Even if the motel won't give out his contact information out of privacy concern, they could give him your phone number so he could call you if he felt like it.
There are a lot of folks like him that need some kind human contact and maybe a little help finding their path again.
Bless you for noticing and caring.
