An Obituary for Mr. Potato Head

Mark Potato Head “Mr. Potato Head” passed away on June 26, 2017, after a long struggle with many health conditions induced by numerous amputations suffered during his last year.  As well as a life-long bout of tuber-culosis.

Mr. Potato Head was born in Brooklyn in 1952. He attended pre-school for nearly a decade and was later donated to a consignment store where he was adopted by the family that would share their home with him for the next 57 years.

Mr. Potato Head is survived by his wife, Murphy “Mrs. Potato Head”, and three sons, Bud, Spud, and Sackov.

Mr. Potato Head lived a hard life. Mostly because he was made of plastic. But also because he was subjected to many invasive searches of his inner cavity when his eyes were misplaced and his owners wanted to find them. His family remembers he’d often cheekily refer to these little invasions as, “all the joys of a colonoscopy without the colon.”

Due to a congenital health condition known as organ unresponsiveness with chronic hyperexuviation (OUCH) he often had to bear the humiliation of having his legs, ears, or mustache fall off while entertaining kids at his house. He was always a good sport about this however. Unless his lips were put on upside down, then he was not so happy.

Mr. Potato Head loved to watch his favorite movie, Toy Story, and often spoke of wishing he could have an owner like Andy someday. As much as he enjoyed the movie, he strongly disapproved of the way Toy Story represented his people, and anyone who spent time around Mr. Potato Head would eventually get an ear full on the dangers of potato stereotypes in the media.

Mr. Potato Head will be remembered for his vocal leadership in the area of gluten free food. As his family fondly recalls, when someone would ask why he was such an outspoken advocate for gluten free foods he’d respond, “that’s just the way I am.”

As thick-skinned as he was, Mr. Potato Head was a real sweet potato. Well, not literally a real sweet potato, but a real sweet, potato. He will be dearly missed.

His family is thankful for the long life he led and the golden nuggets of wisdom he provided while he walked the earth (or rolled or what have you).

Family and friends are invited to join the family for a visitation and reception at Peel and Cook  funeral home at 11 a.m. on Saturday. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Toys for Tater Tots or The Fried but not Forgotten project.