Sentence 1: Gabe meant well and his friends knew it for the most part. 
 Sentence 3: He was rarely asked to join the group of friends and became sad 
 Sentence 4:  He stopped eating, became very ill and was fired from his job 
 Sentence 5:  He died without his friends being by his side when he needed the most 
 Option 1: Throughout the years however he became more of a nuisance. 
 Option 2: They tolerated him.