EPITAPH

[noun] [C] - a short piece of writing or a poem about a dead person, esp. one written on their graveThe epitaph read 'Loving father of Emily, Jane and Charlotte'.(figurative) "You just can't say 'no' to a request for help, can you!" "I know, 'Yes, I'll do it' will be my epitaph (= what I will be remembered for)!"