Well sure....later on his own health caught up with him. I'm not sure if the diabetes was a factor until the late 70s or early 80s. I certainly did not hear anything about it when I was around.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jst...@...> wrote: > > I was wondering if maybe somebody laid down the law > to him. But boy, I have trouble imagining the scene. > Could some insider have threatened him with exposure > if he didn't quit? They'd really have had to have him > over a barrel for that to work, I should think. > > Waitaminnit. He had diabetes, right? That could > account for it. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" <geezerfreak@> wrote: > > > > Well, we don't really know much about that part of the story....the how and > > why he stopped. I have been told that Jemmima Pittman, one of the long time > > insiders close to MMY, was aware of what had been going on and was > > concerned, NOT for the gals involved, but for the potential trouble it > > could cause MMY if word got out. Keep in mind though that this last part is > > just speculation on my part, based on something that was passed on to me a > > long time ago. > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" <geezerfreak@> wrote: > > > <snip> > > > > Judy, I doubt that guilt stopped him in the mid > > > > 70s. (When did MMY EVER express guilt over anything > > > > he did?) > > > > > > People don't always talk about their feelings of > > > guilt, especially if they're Big Deals, and most > > > especially if they're supposed to be Holy. > > > > > > > I suspect that, as you say, more pragmatic matters > > > > of age, had more to do with it, along with the sheer > > > > hassle and risk involved. > > > > > > Could be, but if he'd been dealing with the hassle > > > and risk for that long, I'm not sure why it would > > > suddenly become too much for him. And you don't > > > often hear of reformed philanderers. As to age, he > > > was barely 60 in the mid-'70s, right? > > > > > > I'm not attached to any particular theory. It's > > > just mysterious to me that he stopped. > > > > > >
