Lately, that's how I catch up with my friends. Most recently Tony, who killed himself. Bureau of Prisons retirees often die within 5 years of retirement. I feel quite lucky to have made it nearly 14 years. I've vowed to live long enough to have been retired longer that I worked. Problem is, I just keep working.

I wouldn't say I "enjoy" reading Obituaries, but in my genealogical activities I do end up reading quite aa few of them. The better written ones contain information about the immediate family, as well as for the subject.

flashguy

Now that I have retired and moved out of the area I do read the local newspaper on line and I do check because after working and living in one area for so long I have met and made a lot friends and sometimes I will see that someone I knew has passed on.

I would read the hometown newspaper obits to see if there was anyone on the list I knew, and to note the age of when people moved on to the other side. I guess as I get older the age of departure gets more relevant.