Wayne, thanks for pulling this all together. Much appreciated and another reason why I think Amiga.org is such a great community.
Bill, I thank you for your time in answering these questions. I'm sorry for the loss of your daughter.

As a father of 3 I know it would tear me up.
Did this clear everything up for me? NO.
Did it give me some good info? I believe so.
Am I going to stay in and continue to support Amiga. YES!
I'm looking forward to getting my hands on some new hardware and software. Until that time I'll just continue to enjoy my A1200 and my A500 as well as continuing to use my Windows PC for the more mundane tasks until such time as a replacement new Amiga machine with a new OS comes along.
Long live Amiga!