Well folks, here's an update on his estate received today.
I'll avoid the whole house/furniture/vehicles/tractors portion of what is left as I'm sure that will sell (or has sold) locally. I am in contact with the administrator of his stuff, and he is working with Dales sister, and mom. Long story short is that much of the good stuff (huge Mac/Matco or something) toolbox, which is what I was interested in, went to the administrator (a former neighbor). The extensive collection of Plvmb is gone, and was sold locally. It sounds like its down to odds/ends/misc wrenches/sockets (probably still alot) and most likely the typical garage stuff that would take some poking around to assess value. They went through his correspondence, and located other kindred tool spirits (somehow I fell through the cracks) and thats how this stuff was sold.
I'm a bit far away to just drive out there, and thinking back to what I saw, it just does not make sense for me to make the trip (even with collecting long lists from the members here on items they need).
I'll leave it as this. If you are local to the Los Angeles area, and want to peruse what is left, do drop me an IM and I will pass on the administrators phone number.
Respectfully,
OnS