Angel Pantoja Medina

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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. A funeral home used a special embalming treatment to keep the corpse standing upright for his three-day wake. I mean is this the future of the funerals that are to come... I...Read Full Story

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Angel Pantoja Medina Stood Upright At His Wake. While many young men dream of cars and ladies or Michael Phelps standing over their beds wearing nothing but his gold medals, twenty-four-year-old Angel Pantoja Medina of Puerto Rico had a different dream: To stand upright at his wake when he died. Dream a lil’ dream, Angelito! And, thanks to a special embalming treatment and an untimely death, his wack-ass dream came true! Aw, happy endings: Dressed in a Yankees baseball cap and...Read Full Story

The body of deceased 24 year old Angel Pantoja Medina was left standing erect up against a wall by his coffin during his wake at his mother's home in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Medina's body was found under a bridge and his mother was fulfilling his death wishes. What an unusual request and it's nice that his family honored his wishes, however strange it may appear. The photos are amazing. He is so young and had already talked about death with his family. See Photos According to an Ananova...Read Full Story