<p>Didn’t realize how much we’d miss him but sad and sorry our CPA of many decades died a week ago. Just found out when I called his office to make an appt. h has been using him about 40 years and nearly all of our marriage. Dad will be calling his CPA so we can use his firm but it was so handy to be able to call our old CPA any time.</p>
<p>I am a lawyer, not a CPA, but it would nice to think that long time clients would miss me if I passed on.</p>
<p>The surviving sister said she’s heard many nice things from his many very long time clients as she calls trying to get them to come and retrieve their docs and records. She hopes to have a memorial around August and perhaps have it be a picnic so his clients can meet. She sounds very nice. </p>
<p>I’m sure your long time clients will miss you. Will greatly miss my MDs when they retire.</p>
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<p>Some have suggested that a primary care physician of your gender and similar age may be advantageous, due to personal experience with typical age and gender related medical issues. But that may mean that older people are less likely to have that available, since their physicians may retire, and the ones accepting new patients are mostly younger ones fresh out of residency.</p>
<p>My allergist is my gender and close to my age. My internist is a geriatric specialist and has cared for my grandparents, parents, me and now also has seen my kids. He’s slightly older than I am but fortunately I believe he will practice until he dies, as he has just moved into lovely new offices and transitioned to electronic medical records. One of my other docs is slightly older than I am but likely will continue working until he dies as well & he keeps in touch by email. Two of my other docs are in their 40s and likely to keep practicing for years yet, as they have young kids and will need to put them through college, etc. My eye doc plans to turn his practice over to his D when she finally gets to and through optometry school–she helps out at his office now.</p>
<p>My folks have been fortunate that most of their providers are decades younger and likely will be able to continue to provide service for quite a while longer.</p>
<p>I hope that most of my providers will be able to refer us when they finally decide to retire and that we will like the people they refer us to. Fortunately, we have pretty good insurance, that nearly all providers in our state accept.</p>
<p>I had a guy who came and cleaned my gutters every fall and spring, for many many years. Then one year I called to scheduled my appointment and was told he had died. Although it seems silly he was probably somebody I only talked to to schedule appointments, I felt very badly about it.</p>
<p>It seems to be happening more and more in my little universe.</p>
<p>I use a nurse practioner for my primary GYM needs. She’s 3-5 years older and very knowledgable. She works under several MDs, so I know she will bring them in if she suspected anything. </p>
<p>I’m surprised the sister isn’t selling the practice to a local CPA. That’s typically what I see with professional services.</p>
<p>Nearly all of Maxwell’s large extended family is involved in business. When our CPA retired, it was like having a death in the family. He knew all of the players, the secrets, feuds, and family history. (It’s like Dallas without the money.)
It took us forever to find a replacement. We still miss him.</p>
<p>I had a terrific primary care physician here. We were the same age and he was just the nicest, most trustworthy man. I still cannot believe it, but he killed himself a few months ago. I just don’t have it in me to find a new primary care physician. I miss him a lot.</p>
<p>Agentninteynine, permission to steal “it’s like Dallas without the money”?</p>
<p>My dad was an insurance broker and when he passed away, I received many lovely cards and notes from his longtime clients. It was touching.</p>
<p>The CPA is giving out the name of a CPA he recommends but not selling anything. She’s just trying to return files. We won’t go to the CPA referred. Will switch to the firm that does my dad’s taxes.</p>
<p>I still miss our family dentist of 15 years who died of cancer about 8 years ago. He was so personable, kind, fair, genuine. </p>
<p>I can vividly remember the day I learned of his death. DD and I had arrived for our scheduled 6 month cleaning and saw his obituary posted on the sliding glass window at the receptionist’s desk when we checked in. I was in shock! His office was located in a different county, so obit was not in our local newspaper. I of course knew of his illness and that he had become quite ill when I last saw him about 1 month prior to the cleaning appt to have a permanent crown done. It was very sad when he tried to place the crown in my mouth and dropped it, not once, but twice. He was so angry and frustrated and upset with himself… I could see the tears welling up in his eyes. </p>
<p>I was surprised that the staff did not call to reschedule appts, but our dentist had arranged for a nearby dental practice to absorb his practice. We opted not to stay there since it was a bit of a hike.</p>
<p>I have seen 8 different dentists since his death and still have not found a satisfactory replacement. One was a dentist from He11 who totally botched a crown which had to be replaced 2x by 2 dentists in that same practice over a 12 month period of time (loong story!). </p>
<p>RIP Dr Lxxxx.</p>
<p>Our beloved family doctor did not die, but decided to close her practice and move back to her home tow where she has family. We loved her. Her practice closing announcement came just before my husband’s cancer diagnosis so she was at least able to set up all the M D Anderson stuff for us. I have been to the new guy once for the mandatory meet and greet before they will put you on their books. Ok, but I’m not over-enthused. Think I’ll just opt for the walk in clinic. </p>
<p>Our old doc was a hoot and straight to the point (which i like). I had to have a plantar wart frozen one time and she said “this is going to really hurt - the pain will get worse and worse and worse and just when you think you can’t bear it any longer, it will stop. And the I’ll do it again”. That described it to a T.</p>
<p>It’s hard when you finally really click with ANYONE and then in the blink of an eye (or so it feels) they’re gone. Sounds like many of us have bonded with our various providers. Would be sad to lose any of them including my hairdressers (take turns as to which one I go to).</p>