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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.

Eeewww, creepy last wish there.

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.

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

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!

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.

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.

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

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

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

noreply66 wrote: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

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.

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.

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.

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.