--- description: Jeffrey Cohen, who died unexpectedly at the age of 70 on Sunday, asked his loved ones not to vote for Donald Trump. title: This Man Asked People Not to Vote for Trump in His Obituary image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbc42a79c943a702e/69887a1a2dce0100499e775c/donald-trump-obituary.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This Man Asked People Not to Vote for Trump in His Obituary  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jan 21, 2016 10:54 PM CUT  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the John Wayne Birthplace Museum on January 19, 2016 in Winterset, Iowa. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the John Wayne Birthplace Museum on January 19, 2016 in Winterset, Iowa.Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jan 21, 2016 10:54 PM CUT A Pittsburgh chiropractor who recently passed away had an unusual last request for his mourners. In an [obituary published on Wednesday](http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/postgazette/obituary.aspx?n=jeffrey-h-cohen&pid=177366473& "undefined") 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/ "undefined"). He pleaded for voters to [avoid supporting the Republican candidate](http://time.com/4188577/stephen-colbert-sarah-palin-donald-trump-speech/ "undefined") 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/ "undefined") Cohen said that a donation to the [Nimmo Educational Foundation](http://nimmoed.org "undefined") 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":"2026-04-13T07:29:04.835Z","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 topic","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. Bernstein/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4189495/obituary-dont-vote-for-trump/","name":"This Man Asked People Not to Vote for Trump in His Obituary"}}]}] ```