Albert Whittamore blamed his youthful smoking habit for the lung disease.
He said before he died at age 85 in February that he wanted the sign to serve as a warning to young people about the dangers of tobacco smoking.
The sign was designed to look like the health warning on a packet of cigarettes.
The printed placard at his grave will be left in place for a week.
The hearse carrying his body through the town of Dover 160 km southeast of London had several of the printed signs displayed in the windows. - AP
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1 comment:
He lived to be 85?! Most healthy non-smokers don't even live that long. I understand his message (my dad died from smoking at 53 yrs old) but since he lived to 85 that may send a confused signal to younger folks, "well, he smoked and lived to be 85". Unfortunately that is how people think.
But at least he made an effort to thwart other tobacco smokers.
RIP sir...
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