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He does have some good friends! He is very lucky - many men do not have very many friends. Since I work in gerontology, I see what often happens and that is men are usually very tied to their work and when that is gone, they don't have much to do and it is not uncommon for them to get sick and die shortly after retirement. Men with friends and lots of outside activities tend to do OK after retirement. Of course, that is a generalization - many men live a long time after retirement.
Gary has always had lots of hunting and fishing friends. Of course, his best friend who took such good care of him died last year, such a big loss for Gary. But this friend, Robert, who called about the new deer hunting place, is a really good friend too. He's much younger, only in his mid 40's so he's still working, but he tries to do as much with Gary as his job will allow.
Yes, for all the bad things that have happened to Gary, he is still very lucky in many ways.
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 Gayle
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