[Evans, Marv]

Condolences for your loss Patrick. I'm (we're) finding out what happens at the end of the age spectrum. I have good friends who have passed on. I belong to a website for my HS graduating class. There are constant notices of classmates who have died. I read a science fiction story a looong time ago about a guy who could save a friend and his society from obliteration. The message was he was old and couldn't get up the initiative to do the job because of his advanced years. I've noticed old frends seem to loose initiative to deal with and respond to people they've known for six to seven decades. I suppose it's part of the cycle of life.