Kind WWII Vet Known for Handing Out Gum Will Have Casket Painted Like Pack of ‘Juicy Fruit’

Kind WWII Vet Known for Handing Out Gum Will Have Casket Painted Like Pack of ‘Juicy Fruit’
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An ailing 94-year-old World War II veteran has won immense support after making a very unusual request. Upon his passing, the veteran wants his casket painted to resemble a pack of Juicy Fruit gum.

Ex-Navy officer and former restaurant boss Suttie Economy served on the USS English on the Pacific Front during the war. Since retiring, he has garnered a loveable reputation for himself by handing out packets of the fruit-flavored gum to figureheads of his community.