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New Orleans Family Honors Loved One At Wake With His Favorites [PHOTO]
The young man, Renard Matthews, was shot in New Orleans last month and died from a gunshot wound to the head. Well, when it came time for his wake Matthews' family decided to honor him by surrounding him with all of his favorites.
According to WDSU, Matthews loved the Boston Celtics and playing video games and that's how the family chose to remember him at his wake.
You can see that he is wearing a Celtics jersey in the photo while playing a video game and is surrounded by all of this other favorites.
This isn't the first time we see a family do this at a wake. Some families have elected to put their deceased family members in a setting that they loved or enjoyed doing.
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