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1. Murdered boxer Christopher Amaro was posed against the corner of a ring, complete with boxing gear
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**Who:** Christopher Rivera Amaro.
**Where:** Santurce, Puerto Rico.
**When:** 2014.
**Age:** 23.
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Rivera had a 5-15 record in the 130-pound weight class. He was shot dead in the city of Santurce.
2. This mother of two, Miriam Burbank had her nails painted black and gold, with disco balls surrounding her
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**Who:** Miriam "Mae-Mae" Burbank.
**Where:** New Orleans, USA.
**When:** 2014.
**Age:** 53.
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Burbank's daughters said other family members seemed to enjoy this fitting goodbye. So they told the funeral home directors at Charbonnet Funeral Home what she liked and came up with this.
3. With his eyes opened, Fernando de Jesus Diaz Beato was propped up in a chair holding a cigarette in his usual fashion
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**Who:** Fernando de Jesus Diaz Beato.
**Where:** San Juan, Puerto Rico.
**When:** 2016.
**Age:** 26.
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As a 'surprise' to the family, the funeral home decided to keep his eyes open.
4. Well-known jazz musician Lionel Batiste got a musical send-off while he's dressed up in his trademark watch and whistle
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**Who:** Lionel Batiste.
**Where:** New Orleans, USA.
**When:** 2012.
**Age:** 81.
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Lionel Batiste, a jazz musician and well-known figure in New Orleans did not want people looking down at him, so at his service he was standing up, leaning on a lamp post, hands on his walking cane, hat tipped rakishly to one side.
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Mourners played some of Lionel's favourite tunes in remembrance of the legacy he left behind as a musician.
5. Mickey Easterling, a socialite and party hostess went out as she wanted – with a glamorous party
**Who:** Mickey Easterling.
**Where:** Louisiana, USA.
**When:** 2014.
**Age:** 83.
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It was more of a celebration as mourners had glasses of champagnes and finger food from the trays of passing waiters.
6. Motorbike fanatic David Colon was displayed on his favourite Honda motorbike
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**Who:** David Morales Colon.
**Where:** San Juan, Puerto Rico.
**When:** 2010.
**Age:** 22.
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"He loved his motorcycle. It made him feel free from his worries. We all know he will be happy riding for eternity," one mourner said.
7. Renato Garcia was dressed in his Green Lantern's outfit. The fictional superhero was his favourite character from the DC Universe.
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**Who:** Renato Garcia.
**Where:** San Juan, Puerto Rico.
**When:** 2015.
**Age:** 55.
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Renato Garcia, 55, had found the costume in a box next to be a bin in the city of San Juan and was known for wearing it around his local area. When he died after suffering a severe asthma attack, his family decided it was appropriate that he was also buried in it.
After being embalmed, his body was propped up in the corner of the hall under the instructions of his sister Milagros Garcia, 51, who said: 'It is what he would have wanted.'
8. Georgina Chervony Lloren, who died of natural causes was placed in her favourite rocking chair wearing a wedding dress
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**Who:** Georgina Chervony Lloren.
**Where:** San Juan, Puerto Rico.
**When:** 2014.
**Age:** 80.
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When Ms Lloren died of natural causes, her daughter Miriam Chervony dressed her mother in her wedding gown from her second marriage and sat her in a rocking chair for the duration of the gathering.
