‘He Enjoyed Booze, Guns, Cars, and Younger Women Until the Day He Died’: Unrepentant Obituary Deemed ‘Best Ever’
Michael “Flathead” Blanchard’s obituary, published in the Denver Post on April 12, bears little resemblance to the standard “in memoriam.”
Penned by Blanchard before his death, the obituary notes, among other things, that Blanchard was “weary of reading obituaries noting someone’s courageous battle with death.” Rather, he wanted it known that he “died as a result of being stubborn, refusing to follow doctor’s orders and raising hell for more than six decades.”
“He enjoyed booze, guns, cars, and younger women until the day he died.”
After noting all those who preceded him in his death, the obituary continues: “So many of his childhood friends that weren’t killed in Vietnam went on to become criminals, prostitutes and/or Democrats.”
“He asks that you stop by and re-tell the stories he can no longer tell. As the Celebration will contain Adult material we respectfully ask that no children under 18 attend.”
(Photo: Denver Post)
Some are calling it “the best obit ever,” while others are saying, “I think he would have despised me, but that ROCKS!”
“RIP brother,” another commented.
The Denver Post published the article on Facebook, where hundreds have chimed in. Some dismay Blanchard’s political opinions, but most look past it.
“Yeah Michael, I’m a Vietnam Veteran too and a lifelong liberal Democrat. If we had met in a bar and had a few beers, we could have had a punch out….or, we might have broken out laughing. Go in peace brother…”
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Comments (219)
tennantusa
Posted on June 10, 2012 at 4:07pmWhen you speak truth,it has POWER! It cuts throgh, and points out B……S…. .Do you think he voted for OSLEEEZO, and MOOOOOOchelle?
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Karama
Posted on April 17, 2012 at 8:55amOmg this man was a walking party till he died! I love it! So few people actually live. Sounds like he did plenty! lol I wish I could have met this guy! We would have got on like a house on fire.
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75andkickin
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 5:56pmFlathead sounds like some of the guys I served a drink or two in my bar tending days. They were a bunch of characters, for sure. Of course, a few were undesirables and troublemakers but most, just fun guys.
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Larry E
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 5:33pmSounds like a great guy! My question is who’s the guy on the nice Triumph Tiger Cub in the photo? When I was much younger and way more innocent that’s the bike I wanted. Unfortunately or otherwise I ended up with a Greeves Square Barrel. Oh well.
Too bad some of his friends ended up Demorats, but I’ve got some that went bad too.
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paulrod
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 4:26pmCurious how many people presumed to know what God wants, and how He feels about this guy. It being a given in all religions that God doesn’t make mistakes, then isn’t it possible that Flathead, being one of God’s creatures, was exactly what God wanted him to be? Isn’t it possible that God put some Tabasco into the oatmeal for a reason?
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Karama
Posted on April 17, 2012 at 8:58amI think you are right. God must get bored every now and then and need some body to entertain a bit.
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RepublicAgain
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 3:20pmLook, I am a Christian, but STOP the scriptural quotes, will you? At least this man spoke HONESTLY. How many people you know that would LIE THROUGH THEIR TEETH if they wrote their own obits? I know WAY too many. Stop with the quotes and just wish the man’s family well in this life as they grieve for him and wish the man, himself, well in eternity…because it waits for all of us, doesn’t it?
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