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 Pandora 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.
Thanks Guerrero
What a stand up guy! Props to him!
Scott, with that kind of joke, you should do some stand-up comedy!
I told his brother he going to get killed robbing the same folks 3 and 4 times!
I have never been happy while standing. This guy’s a freaking clown-shoe…mayherestinpeace…
Just Chillin’
Ok, seriously! He looks like a young man and that’s his dying wish!?!? WTF! In my living room for 3 days? No maybe about it. Did Mom sleep or just talk about the good ole days?
well Bella… your most likely right… Mom could say shut up and listen… and she would get no lip from him
At least he died as a Yankee’s fan.
WhatThe L : You are absolutely right.
…something I just noticed…
Is his left hand on his…? That ain’t right.
…well Derek what else is one suppose to do standing in a corner for three days…
Weekend at Bernie’s. lay some rap music and I bet this kid starts dancing…
Adam, right on! A new hat, bit of string, some banging music, and he is groovin’.
He was in a gang and got caught in the wrong place slipping with out his gang buddies with out he’s gun
How did he know he was gonna die!
Very cool. It was a simple request. I’m insterested in how it was accomplished without all the fluid draining to the legs…
Dumb gangster! The gene pool is cleaner with this guy out of the picture…