(As I'm sure at least one of you knows, the "headache story" ain't true...)
From: Bill Schenley <[email protected]> Newsgroups: alt.obituaries Subject: Thomas Pipp, 83; Best-Known for Father With a Headache Date: Mon, 7 May 2012 13:22:58 -0700 (PDT)
Son of former New York Yankees first baseman Wally Pipp dies Photo: http://tinyurl.com/7rax6e6 FROM: The Grand Rapids (MI) Press ~ By Peter J. Wallner GRAND RAPIDS, MI. Thomas J. Pipp, son of former New York Yankees first baseman Wally Pipp, has died. Graveside services at Woodlawn Cemetery are planned for 11 a.m. Friday for Pipp, 83, who died last Friday in Lakewood Ranch, Fla. Mr. Pipp=92s father, who grew up in Grand Rapids and returned after his playing days, is known for coming out of the lineup on June 2, 1925 because of a headache. He was replaced by Lou Gehrig, who went on to play in 2,130 consecutive games =96 a record that stood for 56 years - and become a Hall of Famer. Pipp played 15 years in the majors, 11 of them with the Yankees, and finished with a .281 batting average with 90 home runs in 1,872 games. He died in 1965 at age 71 and is also buried at Woodlawn Cemetery. Mr. Pipp, in his obituary, =93was an avid baseball fan, as well as a devoted father and a successful businessman. He will be remembered for his sense of humor and his love for telling stories of his adventures in the business world and his father=92s days in baseball.=94 Survivors include six children: Rev. Thomas J. Pipp, S.J., of St. Paul, Minn.; Jaime (Gary) Deuling of Fremont; Lacy (Steve) Livingston of Saline; Mary Pipp of Safety Harbor, Fla.; Kathleen (Mark) Kemperman of Grand Rapids and Daniel (Tina) Pipp of Tampa, Fla. Tom Pipps=92 brother, Wally Pipp Jr. died in Feb. 2009. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/wnndl?hl=en.
