Hate, now that is a strong word. To hate someone, they must do something terrible to you, or threaten you in such a way, as to remove all semblance of humanity.
You my dear have done none of the above. I do not hate, as the time taken up in such an endeavor is not time well spent. I for my own reason's whether you remember or not, do not share the same feelings for you that the others do. Hence, my response to your retirement.
So go forth into retirement, and know that almost everyone thought you where a star.
Good luck.