The 2016 election has been a doozy, by all measures. For one woman, however, it might have just been too much to bear. Her obituary claims that she chose death as a way to avoid voting for either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton.
NOLAND, Mary Anne Alfriend. Faced with the prospect of voting for either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton, Mary Anne Noland of Richmond chose, instead, to pass into the eternal love of God on Sunday, May 15, 2016, at the age of 68.
After her obituary hit the web, it quickly went viral as people empathized with her and mourned her passing.
Mary Anne Noland stayed Bad Boy for life. pic.twitter.com/H2aZCwatHW
— T.J. Beisner (@Beisner_cn2) May 17, 2016
God bless you, Mary Anne. You had the right idea.#trailblazer https://t.co/Jb7m2imTa6
— J.J. Brädt (@Diddley_Squat) May 17, 2016
RIP Mary Anne https://t.co/XsHuGGo7dD pic.twitter.com/aoxhrWJDxC
— Siraj Hashmi (@SirajAHashmi) May 17, 2016
Blessings on you, Mary Anne! https://t.co/q7r97EVH5S
— Ellen Anderson ? (@MochaLite) May 17, 2016
I FEEL YOU MARY ANNE https://t.co/1KS1CwMXBa
— Dawn (@jdhowa2) May 17, 2016
Good choice Mary Anne. https://t.co/MdcJCJaGjH
— Michele Frost (@michelelfrost) May 17, 2016
When I read the first sentence of this obituary, I almost spit out my coffee. pic.twitter.com/VEbL8hc3Ji
— Bruce Ashford (@BruceAshford) May 17, 2016
Obituary shade is a wonderful genre pic.twitter.com/0rr3CWXcPc
— Alex Fitzpatrick (@AlexJamesFitz) May 17, 2016
It's unknown whether Noland authored her obituary.
Rest in peace, Mary Anne.