Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Man Kept Upright at His Wake

The body of deceased Angel Pantoja Medina stands erect and leans against a wall by his coffin during his own wake in his mother's home in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Monday, Aug. 18, 2008. The last wish of Medina, 24, who was found dead on Aug. 15, 2008 underneath a bridge in the capital, was to be standing at his own wake, and was embalmed for the occasion.(AP Photo/Juan Alicea Marcado, El Nuevo Dia)

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3 comments:

YaYaYaDonTKnowMe said...

I'm very skeptical if this is real or not...

First of all, why would someone have a "last wish" before found dead under a bridge?

Second, why would anyone take this last wish seriously?

Third, my last wish is for my dead body to be dressed up like Ace Freely in full KISS make-up. Of course I plan to be not only standing up, but also playing guitar with flames shooting out of the neck.

RYAN! said...
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RYAN! said...

At my funeral I expect each of you to wear officially-licensed ball caps (stickers and labels intact) and give my corpse a hickey.