other friends were not surprised at his death . " i wasn ' t surprised , " replied george stranahan , a former owner of the woody creek tavern , a favourite favourite of thompson . " i had expecting hunter to die in a hospital bed with blood coming out of him . " neighbours have say how his broken ankle had halted him from leaving his car as commonly as he had wished to . this neighbor and high - standing friend , mike adroitly , said thompson was clearly hobbled by the broken arm . " morally speaking , he ' s had a rotten year . "
The Woody Creek Tavern is owned by George Stranahan.