Thats the nice thing about the interwebs. You could have moved and we’d never know. As to connecting with friends, in general it gets harder as you get older. I have the same problem and I’m a lifer here (Piggington and SD.)
Its sad to see someone that you knew in the digital world give up the ghost, but as long as you’ll be happy I can wish you farewell with genuine bonhomie.
My own personal memories of Orlando are such that I wouldn’t sentence you to parole there, but people do funny things.