SCARY PICS Dead man stands throughout 3-day wake - Family fulfills Puerto Rican's wish by propping up his body

Dead man stands throughout 3-day wake
Family fulfills Puerto Rican's wish by propping up his body in living room
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26290833/

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A Puerto Rican man has been granted his wish to remain standing — even in death.


A funeral home used a special embalming treatment to keep the corpse of 24-year-old Angel Pantoja Medina standing upright for his three-day wake.

Dressed in a Yankees baseball cap and sunglasses, Pantoja was mourned by relatives while propped upright in his mother's living room.

His brother Carlos told the El Nuevo Dia newspaper the victim had long said he wanted to be upright for his own wake: "He wanted to be happy, standing."

The owner of the Marin Funeral Home, Damaris Marin, told The Associated Press the mother asked him to fulfill her dead son's last wish.

Pantoja was found dead Friday underneath a bridge in San Juan and buried Monday. Police are investigating.
[Edited 8/19/08 13:08pm]

that's fucked up

uhm , well. erm...uuhh.

Shorty said:

that's fucked up

I shouldn't ....




I REALLY shouldn't.....






but.....

I love Milty and so should you!

FUNNIEST SHIT EVER!: http://prince.org/msg/100/290558

what did they do shove a broom stick up his ass?
[Edited 8/19/08 12:38pm]

why stop with standing?

tell ya what, when i die? no burial for me, just call the taxidermist

XxAxX said:

why stop with standing?

horatio said:

XxAxX said:

why stop with standing?

like what? a final BJ?

XxAxX said:

horatio said:

like what? a final BJ?

well, why not a pose of some sort? winding up to pitch the last inning of the world series..... ?

OMG I would've been pranking EVERYBODY!!!

Attach some strings to his feet and hands

At least he's not a Steelers fan. Is that a remote in his hand???

they did the same thing with beyonce.

.

Oh shit.

horatio said:

XxAxX said:

well, why not a pose of some sort? winding up to pitch the last inning of the world series..... ?

or pushing a churro stand

SCNDLS said:

At least he's not a Steelers fan. Is that a remote in his hand???

SCNDLS said:

At least he's not a Steelers fan. Is that a remote in his hand???

horatio said:

SCNDLS said:

At least he's not a Steelers fan. Is that a remote in his hand???

that is so fucking sad

horatio said:

SCNDLS said:

At least he's not a Steelers fan. Is that a remote in his hand???

that is so fucking sad

I don't get open casket funerals. I don't want to look at dead loved ones!

NDRU said:

So many people lack class these days. It's good to see that even in death some are committed to staying classy.

Anxiety said:

they did the same thing with beyonce.

Anxiety said:

NDRU said:

I don't get open casket funerals. I don't want to look at dead loved ones!

i agree. i went to a relative's funeral a few years back and we were assured it would be closed casket. we were shocked when we showed up and the next of kin had changed their mind. it's kind of traumatic in that situation when you're expecting one thing and you discover another.

Anxiety said:

NDRU said:

I don't get open casket funerals. I don't want to look at dead loved ones!

i agree. i went to a relative's funeral a few years back and we were assured it would be closed casket. we were shocked when we showed up and the next of kin had changed their mind. it's kind of traumatic in that situation when you're expecting one thing and you discover another.

Damn can we get some type of warning on this thread?

Stymie said:

XxAxX said:

Stymie said:

Damn can we get some type of warning on this thread?

like, dead man standing??

Stymie said:

XxAxX said:

like, dead man standing??

Like, pictures of dead people.