IMessage disable after contact changed to non-Apple phone

My friend decided to get rid of their iPhone and my texting always tries to be sent as an iMessage and I have to wait for it to fail before the text message goes out. The contact has the number as a mobile phone and whatever I do, the iPhone always tries to send it as an iMessage. Any clue how to get this contact who previously had an iPhone to just get text message and eliminate the iPhone from trying to send an iMessage?
I am running 6.0.1

Have your friend do the following:
Go to: https://supportprofile.apple.com/MySupportProfile.do
Log in if not already logged in.
Click on "Edit Products"
Click on the "X" to the right of the product.
Click "Unregister"

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IMessage disable after contact changed to non-Apple phone

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