One grandfather decided to put a hilarious spin on obituaries by writing his own.
In what some might consider a morbid act, a grandfather from Delaware took a light approach to death by writing his own witty obituary before he passed away on March 9.
"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," wrote Bruhl, who was 80 when he passed away in Florida. "He has wrung down the curtain and gone to join the choir invisible; he has expired and gone to meet his maker.
"His spirit was released from his worn-out shell of a body and is now exploring the universe."
Bruhl, a Korean War veteran, was a man who could find the humor in life's smallest things, his grandson Sam Bruhl told the New York Daily News. Sam posted the obituary on Reddit in honor of his grandfather. Walter Bruhl wanted people to remember him by doing "an unexpected and unsolicited act of kindness for some poor unfortunate soul in his name," the grandfather wrote.
The obituary has gone viral, receiving over 1,500 comments and promises to perform acts of charity.
Walter Bruhl wrote that since he is dead, his wife Helene Bruhl "will now be able to purchase the mink coat which he had always refused her because he believed only minks should wear mink."
Walter was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 20, 1933. After working as a manufacturing engineering technologist for nearly 30 years, he started his own contract business in Newark, New Jersey and Dewey Beach, Delaware, the Daily News reported.
At his funeral Walter requested to be "standing in the corner of the room with a glass of Jack Daniels in his hand so he would appear natural to visitors," the grandfather wrote.
"There will be no viewing since his wife refuses to honor his request," Walter wrote.
Sam told the Daily News his grandfather was a very wise man.
"He had a very peaceful and philosophical approach to death," Sam said, "at the end, we're all going, so he'd say, 'Why take it so seriously?' "
