Marvin J. Little, who played in the Brooklyn Dodgers organization, died on May
29, 2010.

http://tinyurl.com/2wybke8

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=little005mar

Jack Morris
East Coventry, PA

Richard M. Mrofka, who played in the Chicago White sox organization,
died on May 28, 2010 in Massillon, OH.

http://tinyurl.com/2f5vb9f

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=mrofka001ric

Jack Morris
East Coventry, PA

Harland Dean "Hal" Coffman, who played in the New York Yankees and St. Louis
Cardinals organizations, died on May 30, 2010 in Topeka, KS.

http://tinyurl.com/32e2za7

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=coffma001har

Jack Morris
East Coventry, PA

Roman C. Roh, who played in the St. Louis Cardinals organization, died on May
29, 2010.

http://tinyurl.com/27trsqy

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=roh---001ram

Jack Morris
East Coventry, PA

Charles R. Merrill, who played in the Brooklyn Dodgers organization, died on May
21, 2010 in Greensboro, NC.

http://tinyurl.com/28vz7j3

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=merril001cha

Jack Morris
East Coventry, PA

"Charles played for the Brooklyn Dodgers Farm Team and was scheduled to
move up to the Brooklyn Dodgers but he decided to focus on his family
instead."

This does seem a bit of a stretch, especially considering the
documentation of his minor league career.

Steve Boren


On Tue, June 1, 2010 10:38 am, morrisjvm wrote:
> Charles R. Merrill, who played in the Brooklyn Dodgers organization, died
> on May 21, 2010 in Greensboro, NC.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/28vz7j3
>
> http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=merril001cha
>
> Jack Morris
> East Coventry, PA
>
>

The news about Robertson is very sad. Here is a list of recent MLB
players who have died, in order of their last season:

2009 Nick Adenhart
2007 Josh Hancock
2007 Joe Kennedy
2006 Geremi Gonzalez
2006 Cory Lidle
2004 Rod Beck
2004 Brian Powell
2004 Jeriome Robertson
2003 Dernell Stenson

It's strange that the most recent eight should be pitchers.

Pete Ridges

Bert LeRoy "Lee" Utt, who played in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization, died on
May 30, 2010.

http://www.pjstar.com/sports/x265581125/BU-great-Utt-dies

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=utt---001ber

Jack Morris
East Coventry, PA

Donald W. Myers, who played in the Brooklyn Dodgers organization after service
during World War II, died on May 29, 2010.

http://tinyurl.com/3a2fdyc

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=myers-002don

Jack Morris
East Coventry, PA

Donald Dane "D.D." Carmichael, who played in the New York Mets organization,
died on June 1, 2010.

http://tinyurl.com/22s8mn3

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=carmic001don

Jack Morris
East Coventry, PA

Arthur Edward "Art" Kuehl, who played in the Brooklyn Dodgers organization
before World War II and the New York Yankees organization after, died on May 31,
2010.

http://tinyurl.com/26uw2b5

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=kuehl-001art

Jack Morris
East Coventry, PA

For those interested, there's a great picture of Art Kuehl in his Sumter Chicks
uniform on the funeral home site.

http://tinyurl.com/377dr3s


--- In BaseballNecrology@yahoogroups.com, "morrisjvm" <jack.morris@...> wrote:
>
> Arthur Edward "Art" Kuehl, who played in the Brooklyn Dodgers organization
before World War II and the New York Yankees organization after, died on May 31,
2010.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/26uw2b5
>
> http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=kuehl-001art
>
> Jack Morris
> East Coventry, PA
>

Richard "Dick" Allen Tait Sr., who played in the Baltimore Orioles organization,
died on June 2, 2010 in Montclair, NJ.

http://tinyurl.com/33qlucp

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=tait--001dic

Jack Morris
East Coventry, PA

H. Keller Chapman, who played in the Boston Braves organization, died  on May
28, 2010.

http://tinyurl.com/2wc38gf

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=chapma001kel

Jack Morris
East Coventry, PA

Richard Allen Klingman, who played in the Boston Red Sox organization, died in
San Francisco on May 30, 2010.

http://tinyurl.com/22wwoua

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=klingm001ric

Jack Morris
East Coventry, PA

Jack C. "Six Pack" Pierce, who played in the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago
Cubs organizations, died on June 5, 2010 in Jefferson City, MO.

http://tinyurl.com/2enx88d

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=pierce001joh

Jack Morris
East Coventry, PA

On the 66th anniversary of D-Day, here's a story about a minor league baseball
player who made the ultimate sacrifice.

http://tinyurl.com/2fcbolf

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=brewer001for

http://www.baseballinwartime.com/in_memoriam/brewer_lefty.htm

Jack Morris
East Coventry, PA

Following Jack's excellent reccomendation to read about Lefty Brewer who made
the ultimate sacrifice on D-Day, I'd like to suggest you read the following
Baseball in wartime blog feature on Lefty. It is a far more detailed account of
his life and sacrifice than you will find on the Baseball in Wartime website.

http://baseballinwartime.blogspot.com/2010/06/lefty-brewer-d-day-hero.html

Gary Bedingfield
Baseball in Wartime (Founder and Editor)
Website: www.baseballinwartime.com
Blog: http://baseballinwartime.blogspot.com
Email: gary@...


--- In BaseballNecrology@yahoogroups.com, "morrisjvm" <jack.morris@...> wrote:
>
> On the 66th anniversary of D-Day, here's a story about a minor league baseball
player who made the ultimate sacrifice.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2fcbolf
>
> http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=brewer001for
>
> http://www.baseballinwartime.com/in_memoriam/brewer_lefty.htm
>
> Jack Morris
> East Coventry, PA
>

Ironically, he played minor league baseball with Elmer Gedeon in 1939
(Orlando Class D) and 1940 (Charlotte Class B).  Elmer Gedeon as most of
us know, was a major leaguer who was killed in WWII.

Steve Boren


On Sun, June 6, 2010 10:20 am, morrisjvm wrote:
> On the 66th anniversary of D-Day, here's a story about a minor league
baseball player who made the ultimate sacrifice.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2fcbolf
>
> http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=brewer001for
>
> http://www.baseballinwartime.com/in_memoriam/brewer_lefty.htm
>
> Jack Morris
> East Coventry, PA
>
>

Robert John Haiduck, who played one season in the Alabama State League, died on
June 5, 2010 in Batavia, IL.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=haiduc001rob

http://tinyurl.com/2cmupqf

Jack Morris
East Coventry, PA

John Samuel "Sammy" Bell Sr., who played 17 seasons in the minor leagues, died
on June 6, 2010 in Ocala, FL.

http://tinyurl.com/2g2e6ee

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=bell--003joh

Jack Morris
East Coventry, PA

Former Sickles, Saint Leo baseball star Buriff dies in crash

http://suncoastpasco.tbo.com/content/2010/may/26/pa-former-star-ballplayer-dies-
in-crash/

FROM:  The Sun Coast News ~
By Lisa A. Davis

LAND O' LAKES

Just two days after his 24th birthday and hours after
a family celebratory dinner at home, 24-year-old
Shane George Buriff died in a motorcycle crash.

Buriff , a Lutz resident and former standout
student-athlete in the Tampa Bay area, lost control
of the motorcycle he was driving south on Mentmore Lane
near Manassas Drive, went off the road and was thrown
off the bike, hitting a guardrail before landing in
a ditch, a Florida Highway Patrol report stated.

Buriff was pronounced dead at the scene by Pasco
County Fire Rescue paramedics.

He was not wearing a helmet, the highway patrol said.

Buriff, who advanced to playing minor-league baseball,
had played baseball in the Northside Little League
in Tampa, at Sickles High School, for Polk Community
College and at Saint Leo University.

"He was drafted out of high school by the Milwaukee
Brewers organization but chose to go to college instead,"
his father, Brent, said Monday.

Buriff was a star left-handed pitcher for Saint Leo,
where, as a senior in 2008, he had a record of 3-0 for
the Lions. He signed a free-agent contract with the
Chicago White Sox and played for the Bristol (Tenn.)
White Sox before being released after a little more than
a year with the team.

"Every little kid dreams about being a major-league
baseball player, and only a handful get a chance," his
father said.

Recently, Buriff was a dispatcher for Florida Rock & Tank
Lines, a bulk tank carrier of petroleum and other liquid
and dry bulk commodities

"He wanted to be a high school baseball coach," Brent
Buriff said.

In addition to his father, Buriff leaves his mother, Deborah;
a brother, Jeff; and two sisters, Tricia and Michelle.

MiLB Stats:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=buriff001sha

Darwin A. "Boots" Kromy, who played in the Baltimore Orioles organization, died
on June 4, 2010 in Minneapolis, MN.

http://tinyurl.com/397cqoj

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=kromy-001dar

Jack Morris
East Coventry, PA

Frederick "Fred" Reiss, who played one season with the Sheboygan Indians in the
Wisconsin State League, died on June 6, 2010 in Sheboygan, WI.

http://tinyurl.com/39eoj6p

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=reiss-001fre

Jack Morris
East Coventry, PA

Freddie Thomason Burdette, who played a total of 30 games for the Chicago Cubs
over three seasons, died on June 1, 2010 in Albany, GA.

http://www.mathewsfuneralhome.com/obit46.html

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/burdefr01.shtml

Jack Morris
East Coventry, PA