Ted Williams' son John Henry Williams, who was responsible for cryogenically freezing the Hall of Famers body, passed away today.
FORT MYERS, Fla. (CNN-SI) - John Henry Williams, the son of late Hall of Famer Ted Williams who was at the center of a controversy over his father's remains, died Sunday. He was 35. A Red Sox spokesman confirmed the death of Williams, but gave no details.Sports Illustrated covered Henry's involvement in the bizzare saga of Ted's remains in August, 2003.Williams, who had a very brief professional baseball career, was diagnosed with a form of leukemia last fall and had been undergoing chemotherapy.
After Ted Williams died in July 2002, his body was taken to an Arizona lab specializing in cryonics at the insistence of his son. That set off a long legal battle from other father members who wanted the legendary baseball player cremated. The family settled the matter late last year.
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Funny, I didn't here anythi... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Jonathan | March 11, 2004 5:43 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Funny, I didn't here anything about this. Maybe it's because no one wants to freeze the guy.
1. Posted by Jonathan | March 11, 2004 5:43 PM |
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Posted on March 11, 2004 17:43