He had planned to return to the United States and to spend the first year of his retirement undertaking research and writing books at the Center of Advanced Study of the Wesleyan University but it was not to be.
Niya binalak upang bumalik sa Pilipinas at sa mga gastusin ng unang taon ng kaniyang pagreretiro pagsasagawa ng pananaliksik at pagsusulat ng mga libro at ang Center ng Advanced Study ng Wesleyan University ngunit ito ay hindi na.