A Brazilian bricklayer walked into his own funeral on the holiday the Day of the Dead. Ademir Jorge Gonclaves shocked relative when they caught sight of him. Some tried to jump out the windows when they saw him. Natanael Honorato, manager of the funeral home in the Parana state, said he had never witnessed a scene like this. Some family members and friends identified the victim of a car crash as Gonclaves on November 1st, the funeral was scheduled for the following day, Dia de Finados (a holiday when Brazilians remeber loved ones who have died). Gonclaves' family didn't know that he spent the night drinking at a bar near the crash site. When he heard about his funeral, he showed up at the Funeraria Rainha das Colinas funeral home. The mystery was solved later that day when a family inquired about their missing son and recognized the body.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/08/walking.dead/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
I find this story to be very sad but yet still amusing. It is sad because one family thought they had lost someone they loved and went through all the trouble of putting together a funeral. Then on the day of the funeral Gonclaves walks in and the family is feeling relief that they found out that they hadn't lost a family member or friend. It is also sad that the family who was missing their son had to find out that he was no longer living.
It is semi amusing that two people who aren't related can look that much alike that Goncalves' family would recognize the body as their family member who they couldn't find.
I feel very much for these two families. For Goncalves' family, I am glad that they know that he is alive and well. I feel bad for the other family because they lost their son and had to go through the process of planning a funeral and burying him. I hope that his family is doing well and that they will be able to move forward with everything that they do.
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