MIAMI -- The man who went on a hunger strike to take a stand for Haitian migrants detained in Hallandale Beach is getting out of the hospital just in time to attend a funeral.

Henri Petithomme, 32, ended his fast Wednesday evening after being on a 15-day hunger strike to protest the detention of 101 Haitian migrants.

The migrants landed on Hallandale Beach on March 28 after a desperate journey on a rickety boat. On Friday, a wake will be held for Lifaite Lully, the 24-year-old Haitian who drowned attempting to reach shore. Lully is believed to be the only migrant on the boat who did not make it to shore.

Petithomme, an Army veteran and real estate agent whose parents emigrated from Haiti, is hoping his strike will encourage the United States to grant temporary legal status to Haitians who are illegal immigrants. The government has provided similar protection in the past for citizens from other countries following major natural disasters or other extreme situations.

The wake for Lully is set for Friday from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Monique and Loriston Community Funeral Chapel, Inc., 14990 W. Dixie Highway, Miami.

A funeral is set for 11 a.m. Saturday at Notre Dame D'Haiti Catholic Church, 110 N.E. 62nd St. A reception at 2 p.m. follows the funeral.

The service was postponed for a week to allow Isemaelite Vassor of Port-de-Paix, Haiti, to attend her son's funeral. Haitian leaders and family members worked to secure a humanitarian visa to bring Vassor from Haiti.

Lully is set to be buried at Dade Memorial Park in Northwest Miami-Dade.