A father wrote his own obituary and it is as funny as it is moving

Aaron and Nora Purmort

Aaron Joseph Purmort died last week, three years after being diagnosed with a brain tumour. He was 35 and leaves behind his wife, Nora, and son, Ralph.

Before his death, Aaron and his wife wrote his obituary together. As Nora details on her blog, My Husband's Tumour (subtitled "it's not a cancer story, it's a love story. With some cancer"): "I’ve never laughed and cried more in one sitting, but I’m so glad we got to do this. I love this man so damn much."

The full obit, published on Sunday in the Star Tribune, claims Aaron was Spider-Man, his death was due to complications from a radioactive spider bite and that his first wife was Gwen Stefani. It is as funny as it is touching:

Purmort, Aaron Joseph age 35, died peacefully at home on November 25 after complications from a radioactive spider bite that led to years of crime-fighting and a years long battle with a nefarious criminal named Cancer, who has plagued our society for far too long.

Civilians will recognize him best as Spider-Man, and thank him for his many years of service protecting our city. His family knew him only as a kind and mild-mannered Art Director, a designer of websites and t-shirts, and concert posters who always had the right cardigan and the right thing to say (even if it was wildly inappropriate).

Aaron was known for his long, entertaining stories, which he loved to repeat often. In high school, he was in the band The Asparagus Children, which reached critical acclaim in the northern suburbs. As an adult, he graduated from the College of Visual Arts (which also died an untimely death recently) and worked in several agencies around Minneapolis, settling in as an Interactive Associate Creative Director at Colle + McVoy.

Aaron was a comic book aficionado, a pop-culture encyclopedia and always the most fun person at any party. He is survived by his parents Bill and Kim Kuhlmeyer, father Mark Purmort (Patricia, Autumn, Aly), sisters Erika and Nicole, first wife Gwen Stefani, current wife Nora and their son Ralph, who will grow up to avenge his father's untimely death.

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