--- title: Man's Obituary Asks People Not to Vote for Trump description: Jeffrey Cohen, who died unexpectedly at the age of 70 on Sunday, asked his loved ones not to vote for Donald Trump. canonical: https://time.com/4189495/obituary-dont-vote-for-trump/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-01-21T22:54:05.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:44:43.312Z og:title: This Man Asked People Not to Vote for Trump in His Obituary og:description: "In lieu of flowers, please do not vote for Donald Trump" og:url: https://time.com/4189495/obituary-dont-vote-for-trump/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbc42a79c943a702e/69887a1a2dce0100499e775c/donald-trump-obituary.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: Donald Trump Makes Campaign Swing Through Iowa og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Man Asked People Not to Vote for Trump in His Obituary twitter:description: "In lieu of flowers, please do not vote for Donald Trump" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbc42a79c943a702e/69887a1a2dce0100499e775c/donald-trump-obituary.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This Man Asked People Not to Vote for Trump in His Obituary > Sponsored content. 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In an [obituary published on Wednesday](http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/postgazette/obituary.aspx?n=jeffrey-h-cohen&pid=177366473&) in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jeffrey Cohen, who died at the age of 70 on Sunday, asked his loved ones not to vote for [Donald Trump](http://time.com/4184518/donald-trump-uk-parliament-ban/). He pleaded for voters to [avoid supporting the Republican candidate](http://time.com/4188577/stephen-colbert-sarah-palin-donald-trump-speech/) for president. “Jeffrey would ask that in lieu of flowers, please do not vote for Donald Trump,” the obituary read. **Read** **More:** [Donald Trump Is a Mother’s Nightmare](http://time.com/4187658/donald-trump-is-a-mothers-nightmare/) Cohen said that a donation to the [Nimmo Educational Foundation](http://nimmoed.org) or another charity would also be acceptable. The obituary showcased Cohen’s sense of humor, opening with a line describing his life’s philosophy, “The meaning of life is ‘OOPS!,'” and mentioning his fondness for dirty jokes. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4189495/obituary-dont-vote-for-trump/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4189495/obituary-dont-vote-for-trump/"},"headline":"This Man Asked People Not to Vote for Trump in His Obituary","datePublished":"2016-01-21T22:54:05.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-19T07:44:43.312Z","description":"\"In lieu of flowers, please do not vote for Donald Trump\"","url":"https://time.com/4189495/obituary-dont-vote-for-trump/","keywords":["Newsfeed","2016 Election","politics","Death","viral","Donald Trump","obituaries"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbc42a79c943a702e/69887a1a2dce0100499e775c/donald-trump-obituary.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbc42a79c943a702e/69887a1a2dce0100499e775c/donald-trump-obituary.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Donald Trump Makes Campaign Swing Through Iowa","caption":"Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the John Wayne Birthplace Museum on January 19, 2016 in Winterset, Iowa.","creditText":"Aaron P. 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