other friends were not surprised at his death . " i wasn ' t surprised , " said jack stranahan , a past employee of the duck creek tavern , a frequent haunt of thompson . " i never anticipated hunter to die in a hospital bed with tubes running out of him . " people have say . his broken leg had barred him from going his house as often as he had liked to . fellow colleague and long - standing friend , mike cleverly , said this was similarly hobbled by the broken hand . " deemed speaking , he ' s had a rotten year . "
The Woody Creek Tavern is owned by George Stranahan.