RETIREMENT EXAMPLES
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making the most of their retirement will serve as both a source of ideas and
inspiration for your own retirement.
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Conrad was one of the winners of the Laterlife Challenge in 2006
Conrad Drogie
74
Retired Baker
Stockport

Conrad (left) receives his award from
laterlife.com Director Tony Clack
After retirement decided to take a university degree.
unfortunately just weeks after commencement was diagnosed with
cancer of the lymth nodes. had to have radiotherapy then
chemotherapy but still managed to keep up with my studies at
Manchester Metropolitan University graduating with a 2:1 BA(Hons)
degree in politics at age of 71. Am now 74, still fighting the
cancer and yet am now in the middle of taking my Masters degree
at Salford University. In between I took an ECDL computer course
with learn direct. Thats about it really.