Very Sad

I live in a large(ish) village.... its not a town but has 3 supermarkets, various other shops, a few pubs (not as many as used to be) and a few churches... population not sure.... anyway, even though it is a large village, there is still that sense of 'community' - basically strangers are noticed... news/gossip spreads very quickly.... there are loads of people related to others in the village (particularly in the Salvation Army where I worship!!) BUT: yesterday I heard from another villager that a man was found dead in his house (age 55) recently - he had been dead in his house for 4 weeks! Apparently he was a bit of a troubled individual, had major problems when he was made redundant.... was a regular at one of the local pubs....... People often talk about 'community' particularly about the type of community that is found in the pubs and I've no doubt that is sometimes the case BUT - not this time. Did no-one notice he was missing from propping up the bar? Did none of his neighbours not notice something was amiss? Or is it that basically no-one cared. That is sad.