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23rd Feb 2015

Florida man’s obituary says he was killed by Batman

An uppercut from the Caped Crusader apparently

Eric Lalor

He was killed by a KAPOW! apparently.

31-year-old Stephen Merrill died unexpectedly last week in Florida and the cause of death is unknown.

The post-mortem has still not happened so his family and friends, when sitting down to write his obituary decided to have a bit of fun.

You might think that’s a tad insensitive, but Stephen himself, according to his family and friends, found humour in almost everything.

A devoted comic book fan, his family said he would have wanted people to get a laugh from his obituary.

The obituary read: ‘Stephen Merrill, 31, passes away February 12, 2015, due to an uppercut from Batman.’

At the funeral, the congregation wore superhero t-shirts and the service itself featured a quote from The Avengers.

 

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