The cigarette between his fingers was also a nice touch.
According to the Daily Mail, the family of a 26-year-old Puerto Rican man who was shot 15 times in a San Juan neighborhood last week decided to bypass a conventional funeral and prop him up in a chair with his eyes open instead.
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Jesus Diaz Beato's family said he was a "happy and very active" person, so they decided to celebrate his life and untimely passing in the same manner. That meant decking him out in a sweet polo jersey, short khaki-colored pants and some fresh kicks, then propping him up in a chair while he held a cigarette in his right hand.
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![dead puerto rican man propped up at funeral]()
They then went the extra mile by keeping his eyes open as a "surprise."
![dead puerto rican man propped up at funeral]()
Check out more from the funeral in the video below:
The best time to win an argument is when the other guy is dead: Kentucky Man Arrested For Trying To Dig Up Dead Dad So He Could Argue With His Corpse
According to the Daily Mail, the family of a 26-year-old Puerto Rican man who was shot 15 times in a San Juan neighborhood last week decided to bypass a conventional funeral and prop him up in a chair with his eyes open instead.
Jesus Diaz Beato's family said he was a "happy and very active" person, so they decided to celebrate his life and untimely passing in the same manner. That meant decking him out in a sweet polo jersey, short khaki-colored pants and some fresh kicks, then propping him up in a chair while he held a cigarette in his right hand.
They then went the extra mile by keeping his eyes open as a "surprise."
Check out more from the funeral in the video below:
The best time to win an argument is when the other guy is dead: Kentucky Man Arrested For Trying To Dig Up Dead Dad So He Could Argue With His Corpse