Corpse kept upright for 3-day wake in Puerto Rico

[!Zar!]

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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.


Damn. Still keepin it gangster even after passing on.

[CrimsonRockett]

Crazy.

Really crazy...

[jrbump]

I bet Lenin wishes he thought of that.

[SexPanda]

dude thats fucking creepy lol.

[DOOK]

I think I'll have my weiner stood up when I die...

edit: this was my 6666th post... eternal erection... bling blang

[nismo tuned s14]

Damn. Still keepin it gangster even after passing on.

LOL!!11!!1! That's hilarious.

[LeftNutOfGowd]

Old news read about it like 3 days ago..But it's still some crazy shit

[!Zar!]

Well, let me get you a trophy then.

[BustedS13]

seen it, but....
whenever i get around to making my last will and testament, i'm putting in that i want to be turned into a marionette for my funeral. i want to be the first guy sitting there when everybody comes in, and then halfway through they put a spotlight on my corpse and make me dance into the casket.

[Matej]

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[lok]

its a fuckin zombie!

you gotta shoot'em in the head.

[RiversideS13]

i just realized the glasses is brand new still has label on the lens.

anyway, this is very disturbing

how can they sleep while they know that he is "standing" at corner of living room.

[jrbump]

Old news read about it like 3 days ago..

So how was the wake?

[ronmcdon]

hmmm...if it were me I would use darker glasses and/or force the eyes open. maybe also not put him in the corner like a prop. but hey, I give him credit for trying something out like this. it's admirable to use one's own death as a means of having fun and/or creative expression.

[DRavenS13]

They should have a taxidermist come and upkeep him regularly, so he can post up in the corner indefinitely.

They could put him back out on the street and sell weed.

Weekend at Bernie's- GANGSTA STYLE.

[ALTRNTV]

That's fucking creepy. What if it moves?

[qwikspool]

creepy. keeping it gangster

[slow_sr20]

when i die just prop me up at the bar.

[Dirty Habit]

Reminds me of the movie unforgiven, where they decorate the bar with eastwoods friend.


I love the ending of that movie.

[WanganRunner]

LOL!

It's like someone sent a hypebeast to the taxidermist!


"Hey Jimbo, where'd you bag that one?"

"I shot him outside of the HUF store, my cousin Bubba stuffed him for me"

[axiomatik]

creepy.......

[shishcabobers]

So they basically left him at the corner of the room for 3 days? lawlz

[exitspeed]

creepy.......

That's all I could think of.

[s13poop]

lol the side of his glasses say gabba :keke:

[norcal_black240]

creepy.......

+2 That is really creepy

[S13_Nightkid]

The odor had to be getting worse and worse. Wtf. some people need help.

[KwKouki]

they should have done his mouth all open so he can grille his peeps when they come pay respects

[mrpeepers]

this guy is soooo dead....why is anyone putting their face that close?!?!

[SimpleS14]

Man that is definitely creepy, but if that is how he wanted to be and his family is ok with it...so be it.


It's still creepy...thank goodness his eyes and mouth are not open.

[mRclARK1]

Imagine how stupid you would feel if you bumped into him and knocked him over.

BAM!!!

"Uhhh... oops"

[iROYAL]

dang that dude looks like he got a edge up before being displayed..

[ZX88]

thats fucked up.

what if it falls? will it break?