Where is Lionel?

The heartbreak of feeding feral cats is this, one day you are feeding Lionel, the next day he doesn't show up, ok not so concerning but then he's not there the day after and the day after that.  You wander around looking everywhere to no avail.

I can't help but think Lionel has died, he was a regular at the food bowls.  The worst is not knowing what happened, was he hit by a truck, or got sick, did he suffer....

I've fed Lionel for almost 7 years now, he's on of my cats.  If he is truly gone, then that's four in four months.

As the colony at Cherry Street gets smaller, it seems my home colony is getting bigger, maybe I'm compensating or it's just safer at home.