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A Massachusetts Woman Wanted To Make People Laugh - So She Wrote Her Own Obituary
Linda Murphy Murphy passed away following a battle with Bulbar ALS. She had been unable to speak for about a year.
October 1, 2025
A Massachusetts woman is going out in her own words. Linda Murphy has become a posthumous viral sensation for a tongue-in-cheek self-obituary that has been published locally and nationally.
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Murphy, who was raised in Framingham and lived in Boylston, not only wrote her own obituary, but she also picked out her own casket, chose the music at her funeral, and planned a dance party in her own honor.
"She was the life of the party. She was the party," said her daughter, Justine Hastings, with a laugh. "One of my favorite comments was, 'I just read this, and I just wish I could have had a glass of wine with her."
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