Son's body displayed upright in chair, holding game controller at wake
<p>A family in New Orleans honored their deceased son in a unique way at his funeral.</p>
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Jul 10, 2018, 2:24 PM
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Updated 2,459 days ago
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A family in New Orleans honored their deceased son in a unique way at his funeral.
Renard Matthews, 18, was fatally shot two weeks ago.
His family set his body up in a funeral home sitting upright in a chair in front of a TV.
He was wearing a Boston Celtics jersey, his favorite basketball team, with the game on TV.
Matthews' family also made sure he was surrounded by his favorite snack foods and had a video game controller in his hands.
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