Last Wishes

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Eleanor Roosevelt---Fearful of being buried alive, the former first lady requested that her major veins be severed to eliminate the possibility of regaining consciousness after burial.

[TRENCHFOOT]

Eeewww, creepy last wish there.

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Harry Houdini: The famous escape artist asked to be buried in the "trick ' coffin he used in his magic act----with letters from his mother tucked beneath his head.

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William Shakespeare----Wanted his oldest daughter, Susanna, to inherit his favorite bed. He left his wife "my second best bed."

[caglewis]

Whatever they are - put YOUR "last wishes", both medical and funeral choices, in WRITING and known to all members of your family well before needed or a matter of arguement/discussion!

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President Andrew Johnson-----The president who came close to impeachment asked to be wrapped in an American flag, with a copy of the U.S. Constitution placed beneath his head.

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J. Paul Getty: Requested a burial on the property of the Getty Museum in Malibu. However, his lawyer never applied for burial permits, so his remains had to be refrigerated and stored in a nearby mausoleum for three years until the necessary paperwork was completed.

[Dean]

Andrew Johnson was more than close to impeachment, he was impeached.

[dazed&confused]

Andrew Johnson was more than close to impeachment, he was impeached.

Fell one vote short of conviction. I think that's what he meant.

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President Andrew Johnson-----The president who came close to impeachment asked to be wrapped in an American flag, with a copy of the U.S. Constitution placed beneath his head.

True history says close

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W.C. Fields----Wanted a portion of his estate to be used for a W.C. Fields College for orphan white boys and girls.

The request was never honored.

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P. T. Barnum: Wanted to keep the Barnum name from dying with him.....so he left his grandson, Clinton Seeley, $25,000---on the condition that he changed his middle name to Barnum. Seeley did.

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Janis Joplin:--Asked friends to have a farewell party for her at her favorite pub, the Lion's Share, in California----and left $2,500 in her will to finance it.

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Albert Einstein:---No one knows what his last wishes were. On his deathbed, he said something in German to his hurse---but she didn't speak German.