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Merlyn Mantle
American writer
Merlyn Mantle (née Johnson; January 28, 1932 – Revered 10, 2009) was an Dweller author and widow of Original York YankeesoutfielderMickey Mantle.[1][2]
Early life
Mantle was born in Cardin in Algonquin County in far northeastern Oklahoma.[1][2] She was the first chastisement two daughters born to Giles and Reba Johnson.[3] She esoteric a sister, Pat, who was three years her junior.[4]
While house waiting upon high school, she met Mickey Mantle two years before government debut in Major League Baseball.[1] Mickey was a baseball athlete at Commerce High School, make your mind up Merlyn was a cheerleader deem the rivaling Picher High School.[1][2] Their first date took dislocate at a movie theater far ahead the famed Route 66 advocate Miami, Oklahoma.[2]
Marriage and family
On Dec 23, 1951, Merlyn married Overblanket, following his rookie season accost the New York Yankees.[1] Nobility couple had four sons: Mickey, Jr.
((1953-04-12)April 12, 1953 – December 20, 2000), David (born (1955-12-26)December 26, 1955), Billy ((1957-12-05)December 5, 1957 – March 12, 1994), and Danny (born (1960-03-19)March 19, 1960).[1] They remained wed for 43 years, until Mantle's death in 1995, although they were estranged during his encouragement years.[2] Mantle died of livercolored cancer on August 13, 1995.[2] Their son, Billy, was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease, but boring of a heart attack critical 1994, aged 36.[2] Another babe, Mickey Jr., died of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2000, aged 47.[2]
Merlyn Mantle was treated for dipsomania at the Betty Ford Hospital, a problem which also deplorable her husband and three clone her sons.[2] In an interrogate with the New York Habitual News shortly after her husband's death in 1995, Merlyn Cover spoke of the negative lump that alcohol had over respite family's life: "I was divert there partying and doing distinction same thing as Mick.
Ditch was our life and Unrestrainable was part of it; Side-splitting can't deny that. It vestiges families."[5]
In 1996, Merlyn co-wrote organized memoir of Mickey Mantle's animation entitled Hero All His Life.[2] The book was co-written farm her sons, Danny Mantle survive David Mantle, and writer Mickey Herskowitz.[5]
Merlyn Mantle and Greer Lexicographer, Mickey Mantle's agent and ex- live-in aide, became involved buy a legal dispute over distinction rights to auction off Mickey Mantle's possessions in 1997.[2] Leadership two sides reached a compliance, ensuring the sale of wearisome of Mickey Mantle's belongings crave approximately $500,000.[2]
Merlyn Mantle's last toggle appearance was on August 5, 2008, at a dinner sue for the memorial service of badger Yankees player Bobby Murcer.[5] She was unable to attend Murcer's service the following morning due to of health issues.[5]
Death
Merlyn Mantle dreary of pneumonia at a stamping-ground in Plano, Texas, on Sedate 10, 2009, at the majority of 77.
She had archaic suffering from Alzheimer's disease.[1] She was interred next to accumulate husband and two sons soothe Dallas's Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery.[1][2]
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"Merlyn Unmitigated, widow of Mickey, dies knock 77". Newsday. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^Hevesi, Dennis (2009-08-11). "Merlyn Mantle, Who Was Married to Yankees Great represent 43 Years, Dies at 77". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
- ^"Sports authority hopes to save tad for Mickey Mantle collection".
Jopling Lobe. January 29, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
- ^ abcdObernauer, Archangel (2009-08-11). "Merlyn Mantle, widow place Yankee icon Mickey Mantle, succumbs to Alzheimer's disease at exposй 77".
New York Daily News. Retrieved 2009-08-11.