@RockerDad I tried for years to find a good friend from high school. We were both quiet giys who did well in school. We both went to summer school to get out in three years. We lost touch after that third year when he left for school, I stayed local for school s couple and then I went out of state.

I tried for decades to find him online, but no trace. Finally, because someone put a tombstone picture onto Legacy, I discovered he died 5 years after I last saw him... Just when he had earned a Degree in Petroleum Engineering. It has been 40+ years. I had flowers placed for his birthday last fall. It was devastating for a couple months.

@Neoerectus yea this caught me by surprise, because my friend was only 43 when he died

@SomeMichGuy It sure does. But I believe there's a point where it drops down just a tad before continuing east. That's the point I'm referring to if that makes sense. As to why he's "retreating", I don't think it's that at all. His move out of town had to be his parents' decision, as he was just a teenager. I feel the same thing applies to his switching schools so much. I'm not sure exactly what his diagnosis is, but he still was essentially handicapped at birth, and I can imagine his parents had to make some crazy decisions for his safety more than anything else.