Read the following context and answer the question.
Context: It came up sooner than expected , again ... I had missed the flower shop , again ... I do n't think Gunny would really care about the flowers though . He liked watching me work on the flowers and veggie garden in our yard , but never paid much attention to them , himself ... We laughed over some Gunny stories , filling Anita in on what Gunny was like , and cried some , too .
Question: Where was Gunny while we were talking about him ?
Answer:


He had passed away and we were reminiscing about him .