A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Ex-Husband Memorial Tattoo

Melz sends us this photo of the memorial tattoo she had done for her former husband, portrait tattooed by Leslie Allen, at the time tattooing at Body and Soul in Gutenburg, NJ. Far too young to die! (Vaguely related: In Memorium)

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26 responses to “Ex-Husband Memorial Tattoo”

  1. Eternal_Ice Avatar

    OMG, he was so young….

  2. Eternal_Ice Avatar

    OMG, he was so young….

  3. Mikhail Avatar

    Just a little older than me, one of my younger friends just died 🙁

  4. Mikhail Avatar

    Just a little older than me, one of my younger friends just died 🙁

  5. Mikhail Avatar

    Great dedication though

  6. Mikhail Avatar

    Great dedication though

  7. Sade Avatar
    Sade

    wow,i’m really just now looking at this…he was only 18 when he died,yet he was someone’s ex husband?!

    anyway,this is really weird considering 2004 is the year i graduated from high and the year i thought i’d never make it through:/

  8. Sade Avatar
    Sade

    wow,i’m really just now looking at this…he was only 18 when he died,yet he was someone’s ex husband?!

    anyway,this is really weird considering 2004 is the year i graduated from high and the year i thought i’d never make it through:/

  9. leebee Avatar
    leebee

    too young to leave this world :(…
    my heart just goes out to his friends, family, and his ex.

  10. leebee Avatar
    leebee

    too young to leave this world :(…
    my heart just goes out to his friends, family, and his ex.

  11. goomy Avatar

    🙁 he was my age, that’s so hard to believe.

    I’m still crying from reading the ‘In Memorium’ here. Memorial modifications really get to me 🙁 I hope everyone is doing fine from that moment

  12. goomy Avatar

    🙁 he was my age, that’s so hard to believe.

    I’m still crying from reading the ‘In Memorium’ here. Memorial modifications really get to me 🙁 I hope everyone is doing fine from that moment

  13. Tohnia Avatar
    Tohnia

    goodness, he was my age! My thoughts go out to his wife and family. That is such a sweet tattoo!

  14. Tohnia Avatar
    Tohnia

    goodness, he was my age! My thoughts go out to his wife and family. That is such a sweet tattoo!

  15. mycatisnosferatu Avatar
    mycatisnosferatu

    Memorial tattoos always make me wonder what the person died from.

  16. mycatisnosferatu Avatar
    mycatisnosferatu

    Memorial tattoos always make me wonder what the person died from.

  17. green.plasticjen Avatar

    i have two memorial tattoos so i know that they can be very healing. this one is very well done and i can tell what kind of person he was.

  18. green.plasticjen Avatar

    i have two memorial tattoos so i know that they can be very healing. this one is very well done and i can tell what kind of person he was.

  19. Amy Avatar
    Amy

    This is one of the few portrait AND memorial tattoos I personally like. It’s such a shame he died so young

  20. Amy Avatar
    Amy

    This is one of the few portrait AND memorial tattoos I personally like. It’s such a shame he died so young

  21. Paul Avatar
    Paul

    It’s insane how Time Flies so quickly. It seems as if
    June 1987 was just here,and I was graduating High School…….now it’s f*ckin 2007,and my 20 year reunion’s coming up – INSANE!!! Thought I’d be18 forever.

  22. Paul Avatar
    Paul

    It’s insane how Time Flies so quickly. It seems as if
    June 1987 was just here,and I was graduating High School…….now it’s f*ckin 2007,and my 20 year reunion’s coming up – INSANE!!! Thought I’d be18 forever.

  23. dark_gothik Avatar
    dark_gothik

    i was born in 87

  24. dark_gothik Avatar
    dark_gothik

    i was born in 87

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