Aaron Collins died last Saturday in Lexington, Ky. When his family got together to have pizza three days later, they weren’t just having lunch. They were fulfilling the last wish expressed by Collins in his will.
Collins’ written instructions to his family asked for the usual things — such as his debts to be paid with whatever he had — but they also had an unusual request. He wanted his family to go eat somewhere together and “leave an awesome tip” for the server. He suggested pizza and a $500 tip.
The 30-year-old didn’t leave much money and there wasn’t enough to fulfill the request, so the family set up a website in the dead man’s name and asked for donations for $500. They quickly reached the goal. On Tuesday, the family gathered at Puccini’s in Lexington. With a video camera rolling in the background, Collins’ brother told a stunned young woman that his recently deceased brother wanted someone to have the tip — and then he handed her $500. (See the video below. The audio isn’t good, but there are words on the screen to help.)
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