--- description: The president, of course, has not been impeached, but that was the last thing Michael Elliott's ex-wife told him before he passed away title: Oregon Man Dies 'Peacefully' After Being Told President Trump Was Impeached image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [oregon](/tag/oregon/) ## oregon Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Oregon Man Dies 'Peacefully' After Being Told President Trump Had Been Impeached ## Video: President Trump Participates in His First White House Easter Egg Roll [Watch (HLS stream): President Trump Participates in His First White House Easter Egg Roll](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/wEyKUqnv.m3u8) (0:28)  _Published 2017-04-17. President Trump gives an address before participating in his first White House Easter Egg Roll._  by [Alana Abramson](/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 17, 2017 10:31 PM CUT  by [Alana Abramson](/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 17, 2017 10:31 PM CUT An Oregon man died peacefully after being told — falsely — that [President Donald Trump had been impeached,](http://time.com/4740923/allan-lichtman-case-for-impeachment-donald-trump/ "undefined") according to his [obituary](http://obits.oregonlive.com/obituaries/oregon/obituary.aspx?n=michael-garland-elliott&pid=185049741 "undefined"). Michael Garland Elliott, 75, died April 6 after suffering from declining health. His ex-wife, Teresa Elliott, who is described in the obituary as his “best friend” and only surviving relative, was the last voice he heard before he passed away, according to the obituary published in the _Oregonian_. She told him the [president](http://time.com/4743025/alex-jones-infowars-divorce-donald-trump/ "undefined") had been [impeached](http://time.com/4711273/donald-trump-impeachment-odds-challenges/ "undefined") from office. “And the last thing she said to him was “Donald Trump has been impeached,” the obituary reads. “Upon hearing that he took his final, gentle breath, his earthly work concluded.” **READ MORE:** [This Man Asked People Not to Vote for Trump in His Obituary](http://time.com/4189495/obituary-dont-vote-for-trump/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined") Trump, of course, has not been impeached. He is still very much the president. 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