Retiring at 90: Suffolk News Herald

When Dr. Philip Thomas asked a friend if opening a practice in Chuckatuck was a good idea, the friend replied, “Only if you want to kill yourself.” “But here I am, 90 years old, and I haven’t killed myself yet,” Thomas said last week. Now, after 60 years of practicing medicine, Thomas has decided to retire.

When Dr. Philip Thomas asked a friend if opening a practice in

Chuckatuck was a good idea, the friend replied, “Only if you want to kill yourself.” “But here I am, 90 years old, and I haven’t killed myself yet,” Thomas said

last week. Now, after 60 y

ears of practicing medicine, Thomas has decided to retire.

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