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Puerto Rico man receives last wish: to be mourned upright

By the Associated Press

Posted Aug 19, 2008 3:13 PM CDT

(AP) – 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 for his 3-day wake, the AP reports. Dressed in a Yankees cap...   Read full story »

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