You (and others) said it much better than I was planning to. Sad, but understandable, that this is the main point of discussion.
'Course, the best part of the article was about how he might eventually sell it (even though it's just a basic Raptor--the more RMCs in parks, the better).
I want to say he's extremely lucky (his grandkids sure are), but of course, it's way more than luck that led to this--vision, talent, and hard work. I would one-hundred-freaking-percent do something like this if I could.