Posted on 07/03/2015 12:54:18 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Doug Legler had a simplistic nature and always wanted to make people laugh.
Even though he spent most of his life working as a driver for Nash Finch, he didn’t want his career choice listed in an obituary.
In fact, Legler had a simple request from his family when he died.
He said he didn’t want a detailed narrative of his life.
When he passed recently, his family felt obligated to follow his wishes.
Legler’s obituary was even shorter than his name.
It simply read, “Doug Died.”
“He said over and over, ‘When I die, I want my obituary to just say, ‘Doug Died,” said Janet Stoll, Legler’s daughter.
The 85-year-old had a “gruff exterior,” but had a “heart of gold.”
“He was very lighthearted and had a great sense of humor,” she said. “He was very quick-witted, and funny. He was one of a kind, he really was. Everyone loved him that met him.”
The family told WDAY that a service will be held Thursday.
However, Stoll is a little worried people won’t know where to go since it wasn’t included in Legler’s obituary.
They say it serves as a final prank by the good-natured jokester.
“I’m sure he’s laughing up there now,” Stoll said.
A lot of people in town will think it was another Doug. Think of the shock and the relief.
“It simply read, “Doug Died.”
Are you sure he wasn’t Frank?
Maybe it should just say “Doug grave”.
I think he was too Frank.
Seriously though, A guy like that will surely be missed.
Years ago my father used to joke that when he died, as people approached the open casket at the wake, he’d have a button on the railing that said “push here”. A recording of him would come on and say “Hi! This is Pete, thanks for coming! Didn’t the morticians do a wonderful job? It almost looks like I’m not even dead!....... Etc. Etc”
Here Lies
Lester Moore
4 Slugs From A 44
No Les
No More
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19899
I like the idea. Years ago a woman I worked with lost her father, who was rather prominent in this area. I had to wade through this lengthy obit of his entire life before I could get to the pertinent details of his funeral. Thank goodness I'm not that important or memorable. My obit should be short.
Doug’s dead. RIP, Doug.
Here Lies Barack Obama
He’s not dead
Deadnotlazy.
LOL. Hey, I like that!
The dead are the laziest. They don’t do anything but vote.
LOL! By any chance was your Dad an engineer, because that has engineer written all over it.
Doug is deep.
Not unless ‘fatnotlazy’ is a Dem, which I very much doubt.
For the viewing, the undertaker dressed Uncle Boyd in his pajamas, hunting boots, orange hunting cap and rifle (Uncle Boyd was an avid bear and deer hunter)........
What does Bones think?
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