A man's scathing obituary for his father has recently gone viral - and let me tell you, it's pretty savage.
Days after the death of Robert Adolph Boehm, Charles Boehm decided to pen a hilariously untamed tribute to honor his late father.
The 585-word remembrance paints a heartwarming, yet direct picture of what the 74-year-old was like just before his death at his apartment in Texas on October 6.
"Robert Adolph Boehm, in accordance with his lifelong dedication to his own personal brand of decorum, muttered his last unintelligible and likely unnecessary curse on October 6, 2024, shortly before tripping backward over ‘some stupid bleeping thing’ and hitting his head on the floor," the obituary began.
It continued, giving some insight into his father's upbringing: "Robert was born in Winters, TX, to the late Walter Boehm and Betty Smith on May 6, 1950, after which God immediately and thankfully broke the mold and attempted to cover up the evidence.
"Raised Catholic, Robert managed to get his wife Dianne pregnant (three times) fast enough to just barely miss getting drafted into the Vietnam War by fathering Michelle, John, and Charlotte between 1967 and 1972.
"Much later, with Robert possibly concerned about the brewing conflict in Grenada, Charles was born in 1983," the tribute added.
He went on to note that his father's lack of military service was probably "for the best" because his shooting hobby didn't go down too well.
"...He managed to blow not one, but two holes in the dash of his own car on two separate occasions, which unfortunately did not even startle, let alone surprise, his dear wife Dianne, who was much accustomed to such happenings in his presence and may have actually been safer in the jungles of Vietnam the entire time," Charles joked before going on to name some jobs that his father held throughout his lifetime including learning to roof, maintain traffic signs with the City of Amarillo, and eventually becoming a semi-professional truck driver, "not to be confused with a professional semi-truck driver," he clarified.
And just when you'd think it couldn't get any more savage, he took a dig at his father's unique fashion choices.
"A man of many interests, Robert was not to be entranced by historical weapons alone, but also had a penchant for fashion, frequently seen about town wearing the latest trend in homemade leather moccasins, a wide collection of unconventional hats, and boldly mismatched shirts and pants," he wrote in the piece.
"Robert also kept a wide selection of harmonicas on hand—not to play personally, but to prompt his beloved dogs to howl continuously at odd hours of the night to entertain his many neighbors, and occasionally to give to his many, many, many grandchildren and great-grandchildren to play loudly during long road trips with their parents," he added.
"We have all done our best to enjoy/weather Robert's antics up to this point, but he is God's problem now," the son joked before concluding with details surrounding his father's funeral service.
Charles’ mother and Robert’s wife, Dianne, had passed away in February.
The loss was jokingly framed as "God finally showed mercy upon" her so that she could get "the heck out of there for some well-earned peace and quiet," their son wrote.
Speaking to the Washington Post after the obituary went viral, Charles decided to use his newfound platform to advocate for people with mental health issues, noting that his own father isolated himself in the months before his death.
"When I tried to get him some mental health help, he admitted to me he was scared and wanted me there with him," Charles told the outlet. "We all visited him when we could, and the good people of Clarendon looked in on him and helped him out a lot. But it was hard for him looking at my mom’s empty chair, and I’m 600 miles away."
He also wanted to take the opportunity to raise awareness about the loneliness seniors face in their final years.
“I’d have to say if I want anything to come from all of this, it’s for people everywhere to support the mental health of people in little rural towns,” he said. “They go there to retire, then when they’re old, their kids scatter and they end up alone. A lot of people slip through the cracks.”
