other friends were not surprise at his death . " i wasn ' t startled , " said jack stranahan , a former employee of the woody road tavern , a frequent destination of residents . " i had assumed hunter to die in a hospital bed with papers popping out of him . " colleagues have told how his broken leg had barred him from going his house as rarely as he had liked to . one neighbour and left - standing friend , mike cleverly , mentioned thompson was apparently crippled by the broken knee . " medically speaking , he ' s had a bad season . "
The Woody Creek Tavern is owned by George Stranahan.