03-06-2011, 12:40 PM
(03-06-2011, 12:32 PM)van64 Wrote:(03-06-2011, 12:29 PM)Miss Conspiracy Wrote:(03-06-2011, 11:22 AM)Jane Wrote:(03-06-2011, 12:42 AM)Miss Conspiracy Wrote: That's so sad that her hair was covering her neck :( There was obviously a reason for that. visible injuries to the neck. Did they mention of the "injuries to the neck" were on Lisa only or both?
both had injuries to their necks..
as much as I didn't want to, i went back and looked at Johnny's picture from his open casket. His entire neck is covered by this clothing.. buttoned all the way up under his chin. I wonder how bad the injuries were to the neck :( they most certainly were strangled before the bags were put over their heads.....
You know, I was reading this thread when Johnny's pictures of him in his casket were drawing gasps of horror from some of the readers, but my family has always done that--taken pictures of family members in their caskets. We have pictures going back several generations and I am so glad family members have done that and have carried on the tradition. When my cousin was killed in a tragic auto accident a year and a half ago, his mom asked me to take a few dozen pictures of him in his casket. I did and am glad that we have them. It's sort of like a last rite sort of thing and in its own way, is comforting.
Johnny doesn't look entirely natural in his casket (but who would, especially under these circumstances) but did you notice how thick and rich his eyebrows are? Just beautiful eyebrows and lashes. He was an extraordinarily handsome young man and Lisa was just gorgeous. What a beautiful pair of bookends!
I had never heard of that tradition and I remember reading somewhere on this thread where someone talked about how it is common in latin culture. I'm latin and have never heard of it! But, also, I have been very fortunate in my life and have never attended a single funeral in all my life (I'm 29). I have not had the experience of seeing anyone I love in an open casket.. I fear that day and God willing won't be for a very very long time when someone dies of natural causes at a very old age!!!!
Anyways, that is exactly what I noticed too right away is how thick his hair was..eyebrows and eyelashes. It's so sad to see him there with no life, just the shell of who he was but I could tell he was a very fine handsome man with lashes to envy. Lisa was super cute too with her long hair and freckles. it's so very heartbreaking