The art of talented people lives forever.  Ron Jett's photos fall into that category.  As a longtime amateur volcanologist, it seems to me that his gorgeous, perfectly composed shots captured both the art and the science.  Many of them would be excellent textbook illustrations and I hope the terms of his estate will permit that.  It'd be a marvelous legacy.

Off topic and BTW, I seem to recall it was the bike courier who won that 1977 race handily.  And I'd bet that's still the case -- except if the race were from Hilo to Volcano, natch.