R.I.P John Challis
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A true example of the indomitable human spirit...you will be remembered!
- dog_opus0
Gosh, that's sad. I hadn't heard of him till now.
- Llyod0
I like ryan white better
- ********0
Yeah...Ryan White was a great story as well!
- ********0
who?
- robotron3k0
another stand up guy
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 upright for his three-day wake.
Dressed in a Yankees baseball cap and sunglasses, Pantoja was mourned by relatives while propped upright in his mother's living room.
His brother Carlos told the El Nuevo Dia newspaper the victim had long said he wanted to be upright for his own wake: "He wanted to be happy, standing."
The owner of the Marin Funeral Home in San Juan, Damaris Marin, told the Associated Press the mother asked him to fulfill her dead son's last wish.
Pantoja was found dead Friday underneath a bridge in San Juan and buried Monday. Police are investigating.
- sorry,but that's weirdsea_sea
- That's sociopathic.Mimio
- WTF. how do these people get any sleep in that house?********
- "yes.. welcome, come on in, have a seat..... oh, that? um, that's our deceased son... don't mind him..."********
- Fake.dbloc
- no fake real, from Puerto Rico, I'm afraid it's gonna start a trend.robotron3k
- ********0
Stand up is right. Weird stuff.
- ********0
Really weird.
- ********0
god bless him
- janne760
or maybe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joh…or maybe
i should watch that youtube video. i couldn't find any written material on this guy, only footage, even espn. weird.
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You can find more info on John Challis at www.courageforlifefoundation.org…...
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Your Welcome!
- threadpost0
ugh, now Im choked up. happy? gawd what a sweet kid.
- ********0
That kid was a GIANT! His attitude and spirit for life is uplifting and inspirational. Tell everyone you can about him please, Thanks -DTM!
- ********0
Checkout this vid tell everyone about him.....
- dog_opus0
I saw this story on the news today. http://www.cbs3springfield.com/n…
His poor mother – a young, pretty woman – was tearfully recalling how positive he was.
You've got to stop and appreciate life once in a while.
- ********0
this kid was special...with all the unfortunate obstacles and circumstances he had to deal with his attitude and positive outlook on life, his refusal to give in to the pain....inspirational to say the least. This kid was a fighter he never gave in. He still was appreciative of and thankful of life despite it all.