I saw a former neighbor at a memorial service, for another former neighbor, last week.
Our families lived across the street from each other for 23 years.
He’s an attorney, but let me know he retired last year.
He updated my will, in 2015, when my first wife died unexpectedly at age 45.
I let him know I retired 4 months ago.
My neighbor: “Did you know my wife died in 2022? She was only 70. That’s too young to die. Nobody should ever die that young. Doesn’t retirement really suck? One can only read so many books and watch so much TV, right?”
Just as I was about to come up with some sort of reply another former neighbor walked up to exchange pleasantries, unfortunately (or…thankfully?).
I’m not exactly sure how I would have replied but quickly:
1. Did subtraction (70 years minus 45 years equals 25 years).
and…
2. Determined the question of if retirement sucks would never be answered in the affirmative.
We only had a brief encounter prior to being pulled away from our conversation.
I’m sorry he’s not doing well in this stage of his life.
I know he has 3 children and 3 grandchildren, but don’t know the current status of their relationships.
If I can find his contact information, or we cross paths again, I’ll try and share retirement pearls I’ve come across, if he’s seems open to it, approachable.
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