Best Obit Ever!! Michael Blanchard 'Loved Booze, Women, Cars'
April 15 2012, Published 8:00 a.m. ET
By Breaking Celebrity News Staff
For what is probably the first time ever, an obituary has gone viral.
Michael Blanchard wasn't the most popular guy when he died nearly a year ago, but when his sons just recently planned a memorial and published an obit in The Denver Post, everybody suddenly loved him.
Flathead, as he was known, wrote a rough draft of the obit himself, and it has become an instant classic.
He died because he was stubborn, refused to follow doctors' orders and was a hell-raiser, the obit said.
The memorial was held Saturday and was standing room only.
His full obituary in The Denver Post, tells you why:
"A Celebration of the life of Michael "Flathead" Blanchard will be held on April 14, 3 p.m. 8160 Rosemary St, Commerce City. Weary of reading obituaries noting someone's courageous battle with death, Mike wanted it known that he died as a result of being stubborn, refusing to follow doctors' orders and raising hell for more than six decades. He enjoyed booze, guns, cars and younger women until the day he died.