Puerto Rican funeral home presents shooting victim on his motorcycle [w/video]

[Murdock]

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog....muerto1630.jpg

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.

Lest you think this is some sort of insane hoax, here's the link to the local Primera Hora newspaper coverage, which features a multi-shot photo gallery, and here's the less detailed Associated Press wire version that's presently making the rounds. Finally, we've got a video posted after the jump. We'll say this: David Morales Colón rides into the afterlife in memorable style. Thanks to Joel for the tip, and thanks to Wes Siler for the bike ID.

Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbpy0...layer_embedded

Source
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/27/p...orc/#continued

[Kirin]

Hey, thats the bike House uses...

[ZarakiKujata]

So... how long until we have coffins w/ hydraulics in them?

[tyven]

LOLKUYA

[Tyche]

I think that's kind of cool. They did a good job on it at least.

[kuronosan]

I'm Puerto Rican and I get no love.

Also, lolpuertorriqueños

[Kurokikaze]

He looks like hes about to ride off into the sunset with Jesus.

[BRP]

This seems... pornographic.

[Jefe]

I don't like the pose. I think it'd look best if they had him like almost touching the asphalt w/ his knee when they make the turns or maybe an endo.

[Acturus]

I don't like the pose. I think it'd look best if they had him like almost touching the asphalt w/ his knee when they make the turns or maybe an endo.

Handlebar handstand or GTFO.

[Warudo Ecksu]

I'm torn between thinking this is kind of neat and thinking this is disrespectful

[Kryssan]

I'm torn between thinking this is kind of neat and thinking this is disrespectful

So, serious question, why would you think it disrespectful? Unless he specifically asked for some other kind of funeral in his will or made it otherwise well known how he wanted his 22 year old body displayed upon death, I personally think its better for the family to celebrate the life that was than the death that is.

[Pikarya]

What a waste of a corpse.

http://i42.tinypic.com/e6w3lk.jpg

[Heavencloud]

"Dude's got a 'death-grip' on the bike."

[Antithesis]

That's actually pretty interesting. A nice change from the boring "sleep" look.

[Kuya]

AC/DC, eat your heart out.

[Hank]

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/4660/hayu.jpg

[Warudo Ecksu]

So, serious question, why would you think it disrespectful? Unless he specifically asked for some other kind of funeral in his will or made it otherwise well known how he wanted his 22 year old body displayed upon death, I personally think its better for the family to celebrate the life that was than the death that is.

Maybe cuz I grew up in a traditional family which has caused me to deal with many conflicting ideals in my adulthood. I also said part of me thinks it's neat.

[Zilong]

http://comedians.jokes.com/nick-swar...n---my-funeral