Creative Burial Plans

It seems that the traditional funeral and burial methods are very last season, with individuals leaving detailed instructions for how their body is to be uniquely handled after they die. One man instructed his children to include a profane word on his gravestone, which they accomplished by turning the word into an acrostic. The creative post-death planning has also passed to the son, who wishes to be “turned into dog treats” upon his death.

A trend is also being seen in increased preferences for cremation, which also leaves room for creativity, such as turning a loved one’s ashes into jewelry. In a spectacular display the remains of Hunter S. Thompson were dyed multicolored and then shot out of a cannon.

See Casey Schwartz, What’s That? You Want to be Buried How?, The New York Times, APR. 3, 2015.

Special thanks to Joel Dobris (Professor of Law, UC Davis School of Law) for bringing this article to my attention.