Dead man embalmed on top of motorcycle

examiner ^ | April 28, 2010 | Jim Hagerty

[ATX 1985]

The family of a Puerto Rican man, who died of a gunshot wound last week, opted to follow his wishes and gave him a funeral his friends will long remember. Instead of being embalmed and placed in a casket so his loved ones can view his body, 22-year-old David Morales Colon was prepared by morticians and positioned on his motorcycle. Colon's body was dressed in full riding attire--leather jacket, sunglasses and cap. His hands were on the handlebars and it looked as though he was cutting the wind as he sped down the highway. Colon instructed his family that if he was ever killed, to forgo a traditional funeral with a casket and prop him up on his bike, a Honda CBR600 F4. Colon was shot to death April 22. According to friends, seeing Colon on his bike, as he often looked as he zipped through the streets of San Juan, was fitting. "He loved his motorcycle," a friend said. "It made him feel free from his worries. We all know he will be happy riding for eternity." Colon's unconventional funeral was not the first by Marin Funeral Home of San Juan. Directors had a similar request from the family of a shooting victim who was embalmed in a standing position in 2008.

[GSP.FAN]

He should have his safety helmet on,what happens if he gets into a accident?

[pennboricua]

Better than having your flesh stripped and plasticized and posed..

[Clay Moore]

Wonder if he died of a gutshot?

[HD1200]

Good Lord, now the living mock the dead and don’t even give them dignity at a funeral. The people that would think this a good idea have a screw loose.

[WOBBLY BOB]

Donor. Cycle.

[ATX 1985]

Yeh, this is pretty weird. I think it is still more respectable than the man I read about being buried in a ‘Kiss’ (the band) casket! LOL

[Slings and Arrows]

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[SWAMPSNIPER]

How are they going to straighten him out to fit a box?

[Daffynition]

It could have been worse. They coulda turned him into something else.

[humblegunner]

Mortified riceburner ping.

[ErnBatavia]

Creepy video at link......but the funeral home is a place to behold!

[Salamander]

So does this mean that just having myself parked in the bone-yard is out of the question?

[Salamander]

Ya think?

LOL!

[theoldmarine]

“His hands were on the handlebars and it looked as though he was cutting the wind as he sped down the highway”

HE WAS CUTTING WIND??? LOUSY EMBALMING JOB!

[Islander2]

” it looked as though he was cutting the wind as he sped down the highway”

The headline could have read, “COLON,EVEN THOUGH DEAD, STILL CUTS WIND”

[Daffynition]

I'm jotting down their phone number. They do good work.

[humblegunner]

Ya think?

I can't bitch.. I got one too.

It's a user-specific thing.

But I ain't mortified! ;-)

[Bigg Red]

Gross!

[bleach]

Reminds me of this Steeler’s fan.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-discussions/326700-pittsburg-steelers-fan-funeral-wtf.html