A Florida man wrote a brutally honest obituary about his father who reportedly mistreated him and his siblings in addition to having an alcohol addiction.
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A son tells the world how he really feels about his deceased father in an intense obituary
Lawrence H. Pfaff Sr. passed away on June 27 and his son. Lawrence Jr., wrote an eye-opening obituary that was published by Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville. It begins with,” Lawrence H Pfaff Sr. was born in Belmont, NY, on April 16, 1941. He passed away on June 27, 2022, living a long life, much longer than he deserved. He is survived by his three children, no four. Oops, five children. Well as of 2022 we believe there is one more that we know about, ut here could be more. His love was abundant when it came to himself, but for his children it was limited.” The obituary continues to describe his alcohol abuse plus his behavior towards his children and first wife. He also worked as an NYPD officer for 20 years but was forced to hand over his gun and badge due to his alcohol issues.
“Because of his alcohol addiction, his Commanding Officer took away his gun and badge, replacing them with a broom until he could get his act together. Lawrence, Sr. did claim to be clean and sober for over thirty years, but never worked any of the twelve steps, including the eighth and ninth steps with his children, making amends. He possesses no redeeming qualities for his children, including the ones he knew, and the “ones he knew about.”
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Pfaff Sr. was also described to be narcissistic and “incapable” of love due to his problematic behavior and his children said they can finally receive closure due to his death.
“It will be challenging to miss Lawrence, Sr. because he was narcissistic. He was incapable of love. Lawrence, Sr.’s passing proves that evil does eventually die, and it marks a time of healing, which will allow his children to get the closure they deserve. Lawrence, Sr. can be remembered for being a father to many, and a dad to none.”
Twitter reacts to the obituary and there are mixed feelings about the son’s way to remember his father
The post instantly went viral as many people felt differently about how the obituary was written about Pfaff Sr. Many felt that the dead shouldn’t be disrespected while others believe that the son had the right to say how he felt about his father.
Well we need to stop lionizing abusive and harmful relatives and acting like enduring it is a badge of honor. I’d go a step further and say that’s why this generation values holding people accountable and recognizing harm because too many were taught not to.
— Leah Goodridge (@leahfrombklyn) July 6, 2022
Still can’t touch this one: pic.twitter.com/0QKFqREyHp
— Paul Spencer (@spencer212) July 6, 2022