From the ArcaMax Publishing, The Culinary World, with Chef James Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/chefjames/s-615706-653252
"I pray that death may strike me
In the middle of a large
meal.
I wish to be buried under the tablecloth
Between
four large dishes.
And I desire that this short inscription
Should be engraved on my tombstone.
Here lies the first
poet
Ever to die of indigestion."
Marc Antoine Desaugiers, French songwriter & poet (1772-1827)
Courtesy of FoodReference.com.