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Dead man stands throughout 3-day wake
A Puerto Rican man has been granted his wish to remain standing - even in death. Check out the creepy pics if you really want to...
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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.
UPDATE ON STORY:
According to sources, he was shot 11 times, but there is no definitive motive for the slaying. Anyway, somebody says it might be something stupid over a girl or something else like corrupt coppers. Seriously, that is an odd request for anybody, especially a young person. Anyway, the whole point of him standing up is actually quite deep and its rooted in pride and being a man - standing up.
What others are saying
- wow..A man loses his life n has his last wish fulfilled n people like debbie n jessica have nothin but immature comments.. Its people like u who need to be slapped a few times b/c thats why our society still has the problems it has.. U ever heard of "never judge a book by its cover?" My heart goes out to the family n especially the mother b/c I know its hard to bring someone in this world n then lose them. Granted it is a lil creepy but shes a mother who really had luv for her son!
- Attn: Debbie & Jessica!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!First of all, if you read the update, the guy was shot 11 times and his body was found under a bridge. They think it was over a girl or corrupt cops. So to Debbie callin him a gangsta, don't u look stupid. As for Jessica whys Debbie gotta be white? You can call her ignorant but your judging the whole white race cause she said he's gangsta? Your right, that wouldn't be nice. I'm white and I find that offensive. It's very sad and unessasary a young guy lost his life that way. It had to be hard for the family to see him standing there for the last time.
- WTF?
- PR PRIDE IN DEATHSo yeah, I am kinda shocked about this story but I understand the symbolism behind him wanting to be standing at his wake...its a pride thing. Being Puerto Rican myself, I respect his mother and his family for carrying out his wish. And who gives a damn what his lifestyle was that led to this event? A life was lost, it was tragic, and he made sure that he was going to be remembered...standing at his own wake.
- dead manwowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww that is so stupid and funny
- dead mans wishhonestly im goin to say thats creepy cuz like sumn else someone said it would be madddd scary to know dat your family member was proped up on dat wall...but i dig wat his fam did for him..granting his last wish so i definately respect that but people like "debbie" who posted a comment..you sound real judgemental to a man you dont even know anything about..your just going off of your assuptions and thats stupid...but whatever i can care less of people like you who judge people before you meet them..like i said earlier tho i respect what his mom did for him and may he rest in peace and God Bless..
- Amazing...I work in the funeral industry...this is by the far the MOST interesting embalming job I've seen! I'm happy that his wishes were fulfilled (unfortunately it's a morbid wish). May he rest in peace. My deepest sympathy goes out to the family...it's hard to lose a loved one, let alone someone so young.
- ODD BUT YET VERY RESPECTFUL! I CAN DIG IT!
- Young Man's WishBesides those who are assuming what type of life style this young man once lived. The point is that he had a wish that he wanted his family to grant and God Bless them for fulfilling it.
Respect the family people despite the way you may feel about someone you know nothing about.
That goes for you Ms. Debbie. - deadman standingme as a mother i feel for her i think its beautiful what she has done for sons last wish standing is the best way to go he looks stronge& proud.mgb.
- WOWTHATS MAD WEIRD ID BE AFRAID TO GO TO SLEEP THERE AT NIGHT....LOL....
- YO THATSZ CRAZYI DONT THINK I WOULD GO TO SL33P IN THAT HOUZE WIT A DEAD MAN THIZ RIDICULOUZ BUT AT LEAST H3 GOT WHAT H3 WANTED
- scaryI would think to do that twice if I was his family cuz every time I look at that wall I will see him standing there!!! uyyyyyyyyy creepy
- Wow that's deep!!!!
- Puerto Rican standind in deathThats crazy.....but its his wish and I think its kinda fly.
- WTF?!Ok, I understand that people mourn and all but in the living room? If I was to come in the house and see my dead family member standing, I would shit on myself. I give the family nuff props to let his body stay in the house for ppl to mourn for 3 days! knowing someone dead is in the house i would go crazy!
- DAMMMMMMMMM THATS IS CRAZY BUT MY HIM RST IN PIECE ..BUT HIS MOM IS REAL SHE KEPT IS LAST WISH THAT A REAL MOTHER
- dead man in living roomi feel like a deja vu of weekend at bernies but its a good wigh its not that creepy but its really sad for the family to go through this and not know how he died
- dead manDUDE Y WOULD U EVEN WISH TO DO THAT AFTER U FREAKEN DIE????????? THAT SHIT IS CREEPY BUT ITS NICE THEY DID WHAT HE WANTED TO DO AFTER HIS DEATH
- First of all i have a problem with that comment Lil Mrs Debbie Posted!!!!!! i thinkyou shouldn't be assuming someones lifestyle based on his wishes and how he was dressed. what if he was a law abiding citizen and you up here assuming would it be nice for me to say you must be white cause you calling him a ganster???? i find it offensive that you would make such remarks but then again you must be ignorant to say such a thing about a dead person idiot. as for his family i give them props for going along with such a wish it takes alot for a mother to have to bury her son let alone have jackasses like debbie posting trash she probably knows nothing about.
- Yooo!!QUE LOCOOOOOO!!!
- These ppl dont understand its not that he's standing up like he wants to fight theres no other way of a person standing up dead God bless him...
- OMG!!!!YO THIS S*** IS CRAZY
WHERE THE HACK YA FIND THIS AT??? - Highway to hellWhat an outstanding citizen this guy must have been to know his life would be a short one. I find it quite disturbing they would want to glorify his gansta ways if that was the case. In my opinion his mother should have cremated him.
- wowThese pics have given me the chills.It's freaky to me,but all do respect to the family and may he rest in peace.
- loquerasIts crazy, but mad props to mom dukes for keeping his last wish and making it happen. THATS MOTHERLY LOVE!!!
- crazyomg this is freaking crazy and weird at the same moment but whatever makes them happy
- Dead man standingwhy does he look like he wants to fight someone?
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