Florida man stunned by own obituary

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Richard -- truly has something to dance about he's -- line.

He and his wife -- on the studio Lakeland ballroom and it made friends with hundreds of dancers over the years including Terry -- Goodrich.

On Labor Day gooders on obituary for Richard boat right in the newspaper and broke.

Down and I immediately.

Started crying and was -- a state of disbelief.

And -- Sent an email to my boss that I needed to be off at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning there was a funeral that I needed to attend.

Goodrich also sent out a group email it 300 -- across Central Florida.

Dad got a call from someone to send our condolences.

-- another and -- the -- seemed to be spreading like wildfire.

When did get tired of taking your calls -- would pick up the phone could vary from -- and that it.

It turns out another Richard boat right in -- about the same age did die.

But that was -- his last name with the W this one does.

I felt terrible for the other gentleman family.

But actually.

It kind of made me giggle a little bit because.

Richard has been and so many of life death situations.

Real life -- situation.

That I kind of thought this was another one of his nine -- coming and coming back at him.

You see Richard was atop Dan's competitor a few years ago we got bad news he needed a lung transplant and got it.

But his body rejected the -- he just got a second transplant.

So for years he's been living only one step ahead a potentially dying.

As strange situation as you -- -- -- right as getting a unique gift that's -- -- she would be.

Something that most of us we'll never know.

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