70 still

Charlie, the honoree, and his wife are alert and humorous people. They will have been married 65 years come September. Their son and grand-daughter also attended the dinner. I was sitting far enough away on the long table that I couldn't hear all his ruminations, but I could see that, from time to time, he felt that "it's not like it used to be". He will be 90 years old this year. When my dad hit that age, he said, "All my friends are gone." And, of course, it was basically true. That's why we need to continue to make friends with people of all ages!