jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agoRetired firefighter and veteran comes out as gay — in his obituarywww.advocate.comexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up1179arrow-down13
arrow-up1176arrow-down1external-linkRetired firefighter and veteran comes out as gay — in his obituarywww.advocate.comjeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square9linkfedilink
minus-squaresomeguy3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up59·1 year agoTerrible. It does say he had a partner for 25 years before he passed away. I guess the solace is he did get to live his life, just not openly.
minus-squarejeffw@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 year agoThat was my takeaway too. That and “whoa, you can write your own obituary?”
minus-squareKingJalopy @lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoIs that like a solid rule? I’m not sure how I’ll feel about everything after I die.
Terrible.
It does say he had a partner for 25 years before he passed away. I guess the solace is he did get to live his life, just not openly.
That was my takeaway too. That and “whoa, you can write your own obituary?”
Just have to do it ahead of time!
Is that like a solid rule? I’m not sure how I’ll feel about everything after I die.