A man from the Albany area warns others to quit smoking in his obituary

ALBANY, NY – A necrological narrative describes in an obituary a man from northern New York recently deceased from lung cancer: "If you're a smoker, stop smoking now. "

According to the Times Union of Albany, Geoff Turner, 66, wanted to warn others not to be mistaken in an obituary written by itself and published Saturday.

The resident of Albany, in the suburbs, died on February 13, about three months after being diagnosed with stage four lung cancer.

Turner's daughter, Sarah Huiest, claims to have smoked most of her life. She says her father knew it was a bad habit, but he could not give it up.

Turner said in the obituary that he was "an idiot who made the same stupid decision, day after day".

Obituary says to remember "life is beautiful – do not let it go up in smoke".