Puerto Rican funeral home has wake with deceased on a motorcycle

talldrink · April 28th, 2010, 11:07 AM

Has anyone seen this story???

If you thought you'd previously seen it all, well, you're wrong. Case in point: David Morales Colón, a 22-year-old Puerto Rican man who was shot to death last Thursday, and whose wake is now making headlines here in the United States mainland. How come? Well, suffice it to say that the funeral directors at Marin Funeral Home in San Juan's Hato Rey neighborhood have a flair for the unorthodox. For example, in 2008, they embalmed another young shooting victim and displayed his body standing up for the duration of a multi-day wake.

Back to the present: Yesterday and today, callers who stopped to pay their final respects to the late Mr. Colón got a bit of a surprise. Instead of the traditional presentation of the body in a casket, Mr. Colón's corpse, dressed in casual duds and sunglasses, was instead posed in a very lifelike position atop his Repsol-liveried Honda CBR600 F4. According to Puerto Rico's Primera Hora newspaper, the motorcycle was given to the victim by his uncle, and upon Mr. Colón's untimely demise, family members delivered the bike to the funeral home specifically for this unusual wake.

deadguyonbike.jpg

Cab305 · April 28th, 2010, 11:57 AM

Darn, beat me to it. I was logging on to post this. Cool in a very morbid way.

JeffM · April 28th, 2010, 12:01 PM

The funeral directors got it wrong: Ball cap should be on backwards and the helmet should be hanging from the helmet lock.

Snake · April 28th, 2010, 12:34 PM

Now that is a very unique way to display a body for a wake. Reminds me of a Country song: "Prop me up beside a juckbox when I die,,,let a neon sign be my headstone..."

talldrink · April 28th, 2010, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cab305

Darn, beat me to it. I was logging on to post this. Cool in a very morbid way.

Sorry Cab; I saw it and thought it was too good/weird to NOT post.

Tell you what - you can have the next morbibd post!

g21-30 · April 28th, 2010, 01:32 PM

Newsbot beat you on the post:

http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=43341

Snake · April 28th, 2010, 03:26 PM

Yea but who actualy reads the newsbot posts?...lol

talldrink · April 28th, 2010, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snake

Yea but who actualy reads the newsbot posts?...lol

So true Rick!!!

Alex · April 28th, 2010, 10:41 PM

I do!

PitBull · April 29th, 2010, 09:10 AM

That just looks creepy....like it should be in a wax museum.

miks · April 29th, 2010, 06:02 PM

Would be better if he was posed in full leathers, helmet, bike leaned over, knee scraping the group. Cool in a freaky way ...

Sailariel · April 30th, 2010, 01:08 PM

Wow!

JokerSeven · April 30th, 2010, 07:41 PM

thats el sicko!

April 28th, 2010, 11:07 AM	#1
talldrink ninjette.org guru Name: Deb Location: Philly Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): '09 ninja 250 (blue) Posts: 295	Puerto Rican funeral home has wake with deceased on a motorcycle Has anyone seen this story??? If you thought you'd previously seen it all, well, you're wrong. Case in point: David Morales Colón, a 22-year-old Puerto Rican man who was shot to death last Thursday, and whose wake is now making headlines here in the United States mainland. How come? Well, suffice it to say that the funeral directors at Marin Funeral Home in San Juan's Hato Rey neighborhood have a flair for the unorthodox. For example, in 2008, they embalmed another young shooting victim and displayed his body standing up for the duration of a multi-day wake. Back to the present: Yesterday and today, callers who stopped to pay their final respects to the late Mr. Colón got a bit of a surprise. Instead of the traditional presentation of the body in a casket, Mr. Colón's corpse, dressed in casual duds and sunglasses, was instead posed in a very lifelike position atop his Repsol-liveried Honda CBR600 F4. According to Puerto Rico's Primera Hora newspaper, the motorcycle was given to the victim by his uncle, and upon Mr. Colón's untimely demise, family members delivered the bike to the funeral home specifically for this unusual wake. deadguyonbike.jpg __________________________________________________ A woman is like a teabag; you never know how strong she is until she's in hot water!

April 28th, 2010, 10:41 PM	#9
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April 29th, 2010, 06:02 PM	#11
miks I'm lovin' it. Name: Mike Location: Melb, Australia Join Date: Feb 2009 Motorcycle(s): '09 Black 250R Posts: A lot.	Would be better if he was posed in full leathers, helmet, bike leaned over, knee scraping the group. Cool in a freaky way ... __________________________________________________ Son: When I grow up I want to ride a motorbike. Father: You can't do both son.

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April 28th, 2010, 11:57 AM	#2
Cab305 ninjette.org sage Name: Cab Location: Miami Beach Join Date: Mar 2010 Motorcycle(s): Blue 10 250r Posts: 697	Darn, beat me to it. I was logging on to post this. Cool in a very morbid way.

April 28th, 2010, 12:01 PM	#3
JeffM Mr. 988 Name: Jeff Location: Sandy, Utah Join Date: Aug 2009 Motorcycle(s): One Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 1	The funeral directors got it wrong: Ball cap should be on backwards and the helmet should be hanging from the helmet lock.

April 28th, 2010, 12:34 PM	#4
Snake ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Alexandria, Louisiana Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Blue Ninja 250 Posts: Too much. MOTY - 2017, MOTM - Jan '19, Oct '16, May '14	Now that is a very unique way to display a body for a wake. Reminds me of a Country song: "Prop me up beside a juckbox when I die,,,let a neon sign be my headstone..."

April 28th, 2010, 01:32 PM	#6
g21-30 ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Sam Location: Northern Virginia Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250R 2009 and ZX-12R 2000 Posts: A lot.	Newsbot beat you on the post: http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=43341

April 28th, 2010, 03:26 PM	#7
Snake ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Alexandria, Louisiana Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Blue Ninja 250 Posts: Too much. MOTY - 2017, MOTM - Jan '19, Oct '16, May '14	Yea but who actualy reads the newsbot posts?...lol

April 29th, 2010, 09:10 AM	#10
PitBull ninjette.org member Name: Lisa Location: DFW Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): 09 Ninja 250 Posts: 184	That just looks creepy....like it should be in a wax museum.

April 30th, 2010, 01:08 PM	#12
Sailariel ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Alex Location: Belfast, ME Join Date: Jul 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Honda NT-700-V, formerly, Green 2008 Ninja 250R Posts: A lot.	Wow!

April 30th, 2010, 07:41 PM	#13
JokerSeven Ride it like you stole it Name: Jeremy Location: Bama Join Date: Jan 2010 Motorcycle(s): '09 Ninja 250R, '04 R6(sold) Posts: 362	thats el sicko!