A Puerto Rican man has been granted his wish to remain standing - even in death

[FlyingAngle]

Just saw this on zilvia and had to post it here, I think this is the creepiest thing I've ever seen.

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.

 

[FlyinFINN]

hahah that shit would be crazy.

 

[Elliot G]

man thats crazy. I know us puerto ricans had some crazy ideas but damn. Thats gotta be creepy at night though. You walking around and him standing in dead that corner.

 

[AE ALL DAY]

keepin it gangsta neva lay down

only 3 days

thug life nigguh

 

[O-zone]

we were just talking about this last night. i think thats fuckin amazing! even in death that nigga has his head up. tru gangsta!

 

[FlyingAngle]

ha apparently hes to much of a gangster, dead at 24, found under a bridge, I'm sure it was natural causes

 

[Tonymac]

I always wanted my body to be turned into some sort of animatronic so i can respect this guy's flava.

 

[FlyingAngle]

Idk it just really creeps me out, I guess all bodys look weird when they are embalmed.

 

[kwkouki]

they should have made his mouth all open so he can grille his peeps when they come pay their respect.

 

[AE ALL DAY]

standing ten toes tall

 

[89Hatch240sx]

ha apparently hes to much of a gangster, dead at 24, found under a bridge, I'm sure it was natural causes

lol right. he lived such a long and prosperous life!

 

[metaru_gia]

Found dead under a bridge? The first thing that comes to my head isn't gangstah, it's crackhead.

 

[Piner]

....... Ummm KAY, that dude in the other pic is kissing him? Kissing a dead guy...

Wow 0_o

 

[FlyinFINN]

hahah guy looks so funny.

They should have kept his eyes open, show how blood shot they were.

 

[miami-200sx]

lmao wow, wdf... wait till the hair starts falling off and if a lil part of the body was not done right and starts decomposing.....
i know in colombia back in the days if they hated you alot and killed you, they would go to your funeral and shoot you again in front of ur parents. that would suck if the guys that killed him, were to go to his house at night and cut his head off.

:laugh:

 

[Tonymac]

 

[FlyinFINN]

lmao. So much for being gangster. Now he's gonna be called a fag even though he's dead.

 

[Tonymac]

 

[FlyinFINN]

hahaha.

 

[Vas]