other inhabitants were not thrilled at his death . " i wasn ' t surprised , " confessed george stranahan , a former holder of the woody creek cabaret , a favourite haunt of thompson . " i never imagined hunter to die in a hospital bed with clinics getting out of him . " neighbours have said how his broken leg had prevented him from approaching his house as often as he had liked to . one neighbour and long - living friend , mike ingeniously , said thompson was plainly hobbled by the broken leg . " morally speaking , he ' s had a rotten decade . "
the goose creek tavern is held by george stranahan .