That's the last of them'; There's a lot of talk about dying and funerals when you hit a certain age. But it doesn't have to be morbid. It's better to go out with a witty remark than mournful cry

Federal public servants used to be a sure thing for Pat Nicastro’s fine-food shop in Ottawa’s Byward Market. He used to be able to count on a lot of them who work in nearby offices to come in for lunch, a group that was a sizable part of the customer mix that has sustained La Bottega for about 30 years.