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This old man had an awesome obit

Posted on 3/13/14 at 12:17 am
Posted by lsuwontonwrap
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Posted on 3/13/14 at 12:17 am
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Cape Gazette, DE - Walter George Bruhl Jr. of Newark and Dewey Beach is a dead person; he is no more; he is bereft of life; he is deceased; he has rung down the curtain and gone to join the choir invisible; he has expired and gone to meet his maker.

He drifted off this mortal coil Sunday, March 9, 2014, in Punta Gorda, Fla. His spirit was released from his worn-out shell of a body and is now exploring the universe.

He was surrounded by his loving wife of 57 years, Helene Sellers Bruhl, who will now be able to purchase the mink coat which he had always refused her because he believed only minks should wear mink. . . .

Walt was preceded in death by his tonsils and adenoids in 1935; a spinal disc in 1974; a large piece of his thyroid gland in 1988; and his prostate on March 27, 2000.


He drifted through the Philadelphia Public School System from 1937 through 1951, graduating, to his mother’s great relief, from John Bartram High School in June 1951.
Walter was a Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War, having served from October 1951 to September 1954, with overseas duty in Japan from June 1953 till August 1954. He attained the rank of sergeant. He chose this path because of Hollywood propaganda, to which he succumbed as a child during World War II, and his cousin Ella, who joined the corps in 1943...

There will be no viewing since his wife refuses to honor his request to have him standing in the corner of the room with a glass of Jack Daniels in his hand so he would appear natural to visitors.

Cremation will take place at the family's convenience, and his ashes will be kept in an urn until they get tired of having it around...

Everyone who remembers him is asked to celebrate Walt’s life in their own way; raising a glass of their favorite drink in his memory would be quite appropriate.

Instead of flowers, Walt would hope that you will do an unexpected and unsolicited act of kindness for some poor unfortunate soul in his name.

Posted by DollaChoppa
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Posted on 3/13/14 at 12:18 am to
uary
Posted by SG_Geaux
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Posted on 3/13/14 at 12:20 am to
Alpha even in death
Posted by hg
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Posted on 3/13/14 at 12:20 am to
Cray
Posted by boddagetta
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Posted on 3/13/14 at 12:21 am to
That's pretty cool.
Posted by John McClane
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Posted on 3/13/14 at 12:22 am to
Pretty awesome
Posted by TIGERSandFROGS
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Posted on 3/13/14 at 12:25 am to
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Walt was preceded in death by his tonsils and adenoids in 1935; a spinal disc in 1974; a large piece of his thyroid gland in 1988; and his prostate on March 27, 2000.


This part made me LOL, which I almost never do when reading stuff on here.

Well played, Marine.
Posted by Peazey
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Posted on 3/13/14 at 12:29 am to
Cool stuff.
Posted by Ba Ba Boooey
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Posted on 3/13/14 at 5:45 am to
that was well thought out and was actually funny
Posted by Jibbajabba
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Posted on 3/13/14 at 5:51 am to
The best part is the last. Instead of flowers go do a good deed in my name. Something similar is going in mine. Maybe "go eat at a nice restaurant with someone you love and talk about me for a little while. It can be good stories or bad. My self esteem is fine. I can take it."
Posted by bradwieser
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Posted on 3/13/14 at 6:54 am to
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"go eat at a nice restaurant with someone you love and talk about me for a little while. It can be good stories or bad. My self esteem is fine. I can take it."
how is that like doing an unsolicited unsuspected kind act for a poor soul? You fricking narcissist.
Posted by SpartyGator
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Posted on 3/13/14 at 6:56 am to
Nice
Posted by 4LSU2
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Posted on 3/13/14 at 7:03 am to
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how is that like doing an unsolicited unsuspected kind act for a poor soul? You fricking narcissist.


Posted by BCMCubs
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Member since Nov 2011
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Posted on 3/13/14 at 7:23 am to
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There will be no viewing since his wife refuses to honor his request to have him standing in the corner of the room with a glass of Jack Daniels in his hand so he would appear natural to visitors.


Hahahahaha
Posted by TigerPanzer
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Member since Sep 2006
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Posted on 3/13/14 at 7:49 am to
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Cremation will take place at the family's convenience, and his ashes will be kept in an urn until they get tired of having it around...

Everyone who remembers him is asked to celebrate Walt’s life in their own way; raising a glass of their favorite drink in his memory would be quite appropriate.

Instead of flowers, Walt would hope that you will do an unexpected and unsolicited act of kindness for some poor unfortunate soul in his name.

I like it. Think I'll make these things part of my send off.
Posted by Jibbajabba
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Posted on 3/13/14 at 11:47 am to
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how is that like doing an unsolicited unsuspected kind act for a poor soul? You fricking narcissist.


Asking people to spend money on someone other than me, and building closer relationships with their family at the same time? yeah that's narcissistic.
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