Slain man’s wake had things he loved: Celtics, TV, snacks

NEW ORLEANS – After a young New Orleans man was killed, his grieving family chose to remember him doing what he loved: sitting in front of a TV with his beloved Boston Celtics on the screen.

The body of 18-year-old Renard Matthews, who died from a gunshot wound to the head on June 25, was dressed in a Celtics jersey at Sunday wake at the Charbonnet Labat Glapion Funeral Home in the Treme (treh-MAY’) neighbourhood. WDSU-TV reports his body was positioned in a chair and he had a video game controller in his lap. His favourite snacks were positioned on a nearby table and the floor.

The 18-year-old Matthews will be buried Tuesday.

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Information from: WDSU-TV, http://www.wdsu.com