TC4 Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 Just heard it on Sporting News Radio Dies at age 35 of luekiemia He was the one who had his father frozen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J33Edwards Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 was that the one trying to play ball? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC4 Posted March 7, 2004 Author Share Posted March 7, 2004 Originally posted by J33Edwards was that the one trying to play ball? Yes, indeed he was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sir Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 I would say good riddance, but that would probably be considered rude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyDave Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 Considering the circumstances anything I'd say about Teddy's son wouldn't be COOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Om Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 Hate to see anyone suffer, or leave loved ones behind, but good lord ... talk about your bad karma. :paranoid: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wskin44 Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 Ted Williams: All time greatest hitter in my opinion. His family has had some self-made and non self-made tragedies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 THey should have him frozen and bury Ted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvesPKS Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 Here's the ESPN article: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1753358 John Henry Williams, the son of Hall of Famer Ted Williams, died Sunday morning. He was 35. A Red Sox spokesman confirmed the death of Williams but gave no details, SportsTicker reported. Williams was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia in October. He underwent chemotherapy for several weeks, but his condition did not improve. He then underwent a bone marrow transplant. His younger sister, Claudia, was the donor, according to his friends and associates. Ted Williams' brother died of leukemia when he was in his 40s. John Henry tried his hand at professional baseball in summer 2002 with a low-level Sox minor league team, but his attempt ended after two games when he crashed into a camera well and fractured a rib. He tried to revive his career in the independent leagues, but many baseball experts believed he started his career too late. After Ted Williams died July 5, 2002, John Henry Williams was at the center of a controversy surrounding his father's remains. Williams had his father's body taken to Alcor Life Extension Foundation, an Arizona cryonics lab, setting off a battle with his half-sister who said her father had wanted to be cremated. John Henry and Claudia Williams claim they and their father signed a handwritten pact in November 2000 agreeing that they would be put in deep freeze after death. The matter was settled in December, when Bobby Jo Ferrell, Ted Williams' oldest daughter, dropped her objections. Just last week, however, Ferrell's attorney demanded that Alcor release copies of a document that would show Ted Williams agreed to give his body to the facility. Attorney John Heer, representing Bobby-Jo Williams Ferrell, said that Alcor is required to comply with his request under the federal Uniform Anatomical Gift Act and a similar state law governing donation of human organs and bodies for medical research. Alcor Chief Executive Officer Joe Waynick said last week that Ferrell gave up her rights in the matter when she entered into a settlement agreement two years ago in the Florida courts. Ted Williams finished with a .344 career average and was the last major league to bat over .400, when he hit .406 in 1941. About 10,500 new cases of acute myelogenous leukemia are diagnosed each year in the United States, with remission occurring in 70-80 percent of those patients. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsFaninNC Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 Boy was John loved by his family... Isn't it something that you're such a liar and cheat and a scoundrel your whole life that nobody even believes it when you're dead?" asked Mark Ferrell, who is married to John Henry's half sister, Bobby-Jo. "People think it's just another one of your scams. Unbelievable." And he went further to say.... John Henry Williams spent 35 years antagonizing people," Ferrell said. "He was a cheat, a thief and a liar. He was just a miserable human being. The Bible says honor your father and you will live long. Well, he didn't honor his father, and God came calling." http://www.floridatoday.com/!NEWSROOM/columnstoryS0308KERASOTIS.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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