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Retirements are a mixture of sweetness and sorrow.

People who have worked together for a while become acquaintances and then friends. Leaving a familiar place and starting a new life is wonderful... but challenging...with retirement gift ideas aplenty for friends who want honor the retiree with a memory-making send-off.

The gifts and themes for the party depend on what's ahead, and who's hosting. If it's a bunch of friends who have been with the retiree for years, a retirement roast with all the requisite gag gifts and retirement jokes might be just the thing.

If it's a formal affair, a luncheon or fancy dinner party may be more fitting.

Let the experts on these sites guide the planning of a wonderful and memorable retirement shindig....

More about retirement party ideas around the Web:

Retirement Party Ideas - Fun activities including a mini-quiz, money tree, plus ideas for a videotape salute, together with complete party theme ideas, from the Dollar Stretcher.

Retirement Party Guide - From Party-Oz with tips on invitations, guest lists, and great ideas for themes, gifts, activities, games, and food.

Retirement Party Tips - Creative ideas in honor of the retiree with suggestions for centering the party around their hobbies and interests, retro and nostalgia, and general retirement party themes.

Gifts for Retirement - An online shop hits a bull's-eye with serious and fun ideas to give to your favorite retiree, from GiftsForGeezers.com.

Quotations for Retirement - "The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off", and more from the Quote Garden taking aim at retirement in witty and humorous word bites.