‘Dead sexy:’ Late Nebraska man’s wife pens colorful obituary to capture extraordinary spirit
A Nebraska man who died recently of cancer will not soon be forgotten thanks to a lovingly flamboyant obituary written by his wife, who is quite certain he reached the afterlife blushing.
“I think his face is so red,” Crystal Sauser told “Good Morning America” in response to the now viral obituary that included the following line:
“We are not positive, but we think the cause of death was either leukemia or more likely being ‘dead sexy.’”
Forty-three-year-old Eric Sauser died Feb. 26 after a nearly two-year fight with cancer and is survived by his wife of 13 years and their three children: Amelia, 11, Violet, 9, and Benjamin, GMA reported.
“(Eric’s) completely embarrassed by me saying things [in the obituary] like, ‘He’s dead sexy,’ but he would be so happy that he wasn’t cookie cutter,” Crystal Sauser told the nationwide morning program.
Despite undergoing a stem cell transplant, experimental therapy and several other treatments, Eric Sauser’s leukemia recurred in April 2020, leaving the dental technician very few options that would not adversely affect his family.
“At that point Eric said, ‘Enough is enough. I’m putting you guys through way too much,” Crystal Sauser told GMA. “I’m sad because I have a broken heart, but I’m not sad because we didn’t win our journey … Eric never wanted pity … We kind of maintained that in writing the obituary.”
In turn, Eric Sauser’s obituary grabs readers from the start.
“Eric A. Sauser, AKA Super Dad, AKA Easy, just a rockin’ dude … passed away peacefully in his sleep on Friday, February 26, 2021, at the age of 43 with his wife by his side,” it read.
“His departure was just in time for him to make his spiritual appearance at every Red Sox spring game. Eric is survived by his wife, Crystal, and three children, Amelia, Violet and Benjamin, all of whom will likely sleep in the same bed for many years to come (sorry, Eric).”
And Eric Sauser need not question that those reading the sendoff know it was written with love and humor.
“Eric loved, in this order, his smoking hot wife, his brilliant kids and family, his many friends, the Boston Red Sox, the Kansas City Chiefs (before being a Chiefs fan was cool), the Huskers, Liverpool Futbol, QT iced tea, Adidas sneakers, fishing, backpacking, hiking, hunting, and any old Chevy he saw on the road … Eric, we’ve always loved you and miss you already.”
Click here to read the full obituary.
