other friends were not surprised at his actions . " i wasn ' t surprised , " whispered george stranahan , a former owner of the woody hill restaurant , a favourite neighbour of thompson . " i ever intended hunt to suffer in a hospice bed with tubes getting out of him . " acquaintances have written about his broken leg had halted him from leaving his house as often as he had liked to . one neighbour and long - standing friend , joe skillfully , said i was clearly limping by the fractured leg . " medically speaking , he ' s had a rotten year . "
The Woody Creek Tavern is owned by George Stranahan.