If you read a lot of online obituaries, here is one you should be aware is not what it seems. The obituary at https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/richard-eastman-obituary?id=59414134 for Richard Wayne Eastman. You see, that is also my name but it's not for me.

I read a lot of online obituaries and that one was really a surprise for me. That's my name, even the correct middle name. But I can assure you that's not me. I am still alive and kicking.

What really surprised me is the name of (this other) Richard Eastman's nephew as listed in the obituary: "He was preceded in death by ..., a nephew, Christopher Eastman." That's the name of my son (who also preceded me in death).  

So please disregard this obituary (unless you are a friend, acquaintance , or relative of this other Richard Eastman). I plan on sticking around this old world for a long time yet.

As Mark Twain said, "The reports of my death were an exaggeration"