“Dead Man Standing” or “I see a dead person”

The man in the picture is Angel Pantoja Medina and he is dead.

Angel died on August 15, 2008 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.  His brother explained that Angel told him that he wanted to be standing during his wake.

So, his final wish was fullfilled.  The Marin Funeral Home used a special embalming treatment on Angel so he could remaining upright for a three-day wake in his mother’s living room.

See AP, Dead man stands throughout 3-day wake, MSNBC.com, Aug. 19, 2008.

Special thanks to David S. Luber (Attorney at law, Florida Probate Attorney Wills and Estates Law Firm) for bringing this somewhat unusual situation to my attention.