I brought my husband back for his funeral as a hologram

I brought my husband back for his funeral as a hologramJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleShiona McCallumGeorge JohnsenWhen Pam Cronrath's husband Bill died last year, after nearly 60 years of marriage, she knew what she wanted to do, but not exactly how."I promised him a super wake," she told the BBC. What she didn't expect was that keeping the promise would lead her into the world of holograms, technology more commonly associated with celebrities than memorial services in rural America.Pam, 78, lives in Wenatchee, Washington, an agricultural community on the eastern edge of the Cascade Mountains. A self-confessed tech enthusiast, she says her outlook was shaped by a career that stretched back to the early days of the internet.Several years ago, while speaking at a medical conference, she watched a doctor appear as a full-body hologram broadcast live across the United States."I was completely impressed," she said. "It stayed with me."After Bill died, the memory returned. Pam began wondering whether the same technology could be used for remembrance. Courtesy of Pam CronrathBill and Pam on their wedding day nearly 80 years agoFinding help was challenging. Pam wanted to act quickly, but many companies she contacted were either too expensive or not interested.Eventually, she was put in touch with Proto Hologram and Hyperreal, two companies which work with hologram and avatar technology. Pam told them about her concerns."When you hear they're working with Michael Jackson's estate, and then it's me - Pam from Wenatchee - you do wonder how it's going to work," she said. She had promised Bill she would spend $2,000 (£1,480) on his "super wake", but the figure quickly escalated as the work became more ambitious.Pam said the final sum was probably "at least 10 to 15 times" her original plan."But I still think [Bill] would be very much inspired by all of this, and thankful t...