Shooting victim honored at wake with games, snacks, jersey and body propped in chair
 

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Renard Matthews was a New Orleans 18-year-old who loved video games, junk food, and the Boston Celtics. So when his life was tragically cut short in a shooting June 26, his family found the perfect way to celebrate his time on the planet: by remembering him the way he’ll live on in their hearts.

Matthews’ wake eschewed a traditional casket for a more familiar setup. The young man was front and center, reclining in a chair in front of an entertainment center. He wore sunglasses, Kyrie Irving’s No. 11 alternate home Celtics jersey, and even a pair of Irving socks. There was a Playstation 4 controller in his hand, giving way to the action on the screen; an NBA 2K showdown being autoplayed between the Golden State Warriors and his Celtics. Beside him, snacks ranging from cereal to nacho cheese Doritos to a bottle of Barq’s root beer put the finishing touches on the scene.

THOSE SOCKS ARE FRESH TO DEATH!

LMAO

Alright then

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Jeez

I only hope he was playing the walking dead or some form of COD zombies map

That is actually pretty cool. Kudos for the family doing something different as long as that is what the deceased would have wanted.

If he had stayed at home doing this we wouldn't be discussing this.

Kind of reminds me of when the Chiefs were propping up Mike Brown at safety.

ROFL


Damn, I'm wearing the same nike sandals.:eek:

RIP

As tacky as it seems, I like it.

Prop me up beside the Playstation when I die?

Damn Fortnite is everywhere...even in the afterlife.

If you keep him embalmed, you could do it with other family members as they die, and then keep putting the embalmed ones in the audience of the funerals. After a few generations, each funeral would have a great mix of living and dead guests.

Nice, but storage is so expensive these days

Maybe the family members can keep them at their houses. This fellow looks pretty natural.

They honored him. I like it.

"Mom! Time to dust Renard!"

Zebra Cakes bitch!

Are you gonna drink that root beer?

The only thing missing is a push-button that plays recorded audio from the kid.

(push)......."Sniped your *ss!"

(push)......."mom....THE MEATLOAF!!!"

should have had him jerking off to the porn on his phone.

So.... did the Celtics win?

LMAO

The **** brand is that ghetto ass cereal on the floor?

Booty Os?

If my friends and family feel the need to prop me up in a chair with a Playstation controller in my hands to properly honor my life....I should just end it now.




















I should just end it now....

That's what I get out of this...sad that this is the best of what identifies the man?

Damn, Len Bias still looks like he can ball.

In fairness, he was 18. When I was 18, my parents would have propped me up holding a pair of 20-sided dice and a 64 ounce jug of root beer.

I miss those days.

Better than the Michael Brown tribute. Anyone remember that? LMAO

18 years old

Yeah, true...a valid point...I'm just thinking it kind of trivializes his life.

As most of us here I'm a Chief's fan...and if my family buries me in a Chief's jersey I'll come back and haunt them for years...like the Chiefs have me.

...creepy.

They could team up in COD

Yep, they wanted to put his study books there but decided to go with his leisurely selections.

Was hoping someone would catch that.

he's in the pose of "I Just Bought The New Madden, and Have To Wait For a New System Update"

Black people are so interesting in what they think and do. Not first time I've seen something similar.

He is gonna get the Dia beatis eating those sugary snacks.

I saw something like this a couple of years ago....it was a steelers fan sitting in his man chair.

This could be a fun MS Paint thread.


If you died and your family chose this method, what would be YOUR setup that made people think of you? Sitting on the shitter looking at your phone for an hour? Napping on a lazy boy next to a half glass of warm iced tea? Laying on a creeper underneath a car?

just set me up, sitting, leaned over with my forehead in my palm.
Just like I was watching a Chiefs playoff game.

You know those times you're playing team deathmatch on COD.......and there's a player that isnt moving, no microphone, no nothing.............

Remember Ferguson?

New Orleans

Playing possum, working and playing as hard in death as he did in when alive.

So it was a headshot that did the kid in

If he's playing COD a certain bronco fan that posted here is screaming "CAMPER!!" Into his head set.

LMAO

I think i've played a few matches with you Iowanian, now that i think about it. I know i played a few with Knowmo. Back in the PS3 days.

He looks like he smoked the best kush on the planet

Voted most likely to succeed.

LMAO

Yeah it comes off as odd to me, but who am I to judge.

Fixed :clap:

FYFYP

'Interesting' is...a word to use here.

Fourth post not disappointed in CP

Well done sir high five Bernie

They just started a trend. Now we are going to see variations of this for years to come.

I guess this has been happening for a while. Here's a link from 2016 with similar funerals.

Dead people look alive during the weirdest funerals of all time.

White people have never done this. Ever.

I remembered a Steelers fan had done something similar and thought it was a Ditka looking guy...Nope. If one more African American does this I think it will be considered cultural appropriation for a Mullet-American to do it.

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NOT SO FAST!

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He needs to loosen up. His riding style is way to stiff

Beats the usual depressing casket pose.

Was he living in one of McCoy’s houses?

Some black comedian had a joke about this, where he wanted to be propped up, eyes opened, on a turntable, pointing at everybody.

the fact that there is pictures of this is extremely disturbing.

Outside of scary movies, I dont want to ever look at dead bodies, let alone take a picture so I can remember the moment!

I morbidly wondered where he was shot, and it was in the head. I hope that head scarf is affixed strongly.

https://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf...e_ross_id.html

I think it's called a skullcap.

This is so sad. My family will keep his family in our prayers. Killed while walking the dog. That is rough to comprehend. He seemed like a decent person. So sad.

The clothing or the method of death?

Cold Stone Creamery is officially off the bucket list :Lin:

Hey son, I've found somebody you can beat at Fortnight...

Where is the dog he was walking?