Now, in active retirements, they have taken different turns, running small companies in the electric car market.
"You have to step back and ask why is it all these strangers to the corporation are engaged in something called insider trading," asks the 82-year-old, who's now living in very active retirement in Florida.
In his active retirement, John participates in research and supervises graduate students in University of Melbourne (Honorary Senior Fellow), Federation University Australia (Adjunct Associate Professor), the Education University of Hong Kong (Honorary Academic Adviser) and Glyndwr University, Wales (Visiting Professor).
In her active retirement she chaired the board of her co-op until 2007.
Most of the original founders of RTP have passed on but those who were their proteges are in their active retirement days, at the peak of their giving years and with a desire to leave something for the next generation that's bigger than themselves.
Or Arizona, where people once lined up to buy new homes in Del Webb's first active retirement community in 1960.
Married in 1969 and shared active retirement with her husband, invigorated by a love of mountain hiking.
"We see retirees as tourists who stay longer," said James Westkott, a state demographer for Colorado, which has had a surge of "interim retirees," affluent boomers who are enjoying active retirement in their 50's.
Young had an active retirement residing in an apartment at the Medical Center.
The couple, who live in Bournemouth, were enjoying an active retirement; they were season ticket-holders to the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and had a wide network of friends.
