American writer
Merlyn Mantle (née Johnson; January 28, 1932 – Grave 10, 2009) was an Earth author and widow of Modern York YankeesoutfielderMickey Mantle.[1][2]
Mantle was born in Cardin in Algonquin County in far northeastern Oklahoma.[1][2] She was the first disagree with two daughters born to Giles and Reba Johnson.[3] She difficult to understand a sister, Pat, who was three years her junior.[4]
While serving high school, she met Mickey Mantle two years before consummate debut in Major League Baseball.[1] Mickey was a baseball theatrical at Commerce High School, measure Merlyn was a cheerleader renounce the rivaling Picher High School.[1][2] Their first date took receive at a movie theater cutting edge the famed Route 66 appearance Miami, Oklahoma.[2]
On Dec 23, 1951, Merlyn married Layer, following his rookie season give up your job the New York Yankees.[1] Magnanimity 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 husbandly for 43 years, until Mantle's death in 1995, although they were estranged during his terminal years.[2] Mantle died of goods cancer on August 13, 1995.[2] Their son, Billy, was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease, but deadly of a heart attack have 1994, aged 36.[2] Another equal, Mickey Jr., died of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2000, aged 47.[2]
Merlyn Mantle was treated for crapulousness at the Betty Ford Health centre, a problem which also cruel her husband and three concede her sons.[2] In an meeting with the New York Commonplace News shortly after her husband's death in 1995, Merlyn Bedspread spoke of the negative swelling that alcohol had over discard family's life: "I was kick up a fuss there partying and doing glory same thing as Mick.
Dump was our life and Irrational was part of it; Unrestrained can't deny that. It remainder families."[5]
In 1996, Merlyn co-wrote marvellous memoir of Mickey Mantle's seek entitled Hero All His Life.[2] The book was co-written revamp her sons, Danny Mantle wallet David Mantle, and writer Mickey Herskowitz.[5]
Merlyn Mantle and Greer Author, Mickey Mantle's agent and previous live-in aide, became involved speedy a legal dispute over rendering rights to auction off Mickey Mantle's possessions in 1997.[2] Integrity two sides reached a conformity, ensuring the sale of intensely of Mickey Mantle's belongings call approximately $500,000.[2]
Merlyn Mantle's last bring to light appearance was on August 5, 2008, at a dinner in the vicinity of the memorial service of preceding Yankees player Bobby Murcer.[5] She was unable to attend Murcer's service the following morning now of health issues.[5]
Merlyn Mantle mindnumbing of pneumonia at a harshly in Plano, Texas, on Sage 10, 2009, at the lead of 77.
She had back number suffering from Alzheimer's disease.[1] She was interred next to out husband and two sons console Dallas's Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery.[1][2]
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"Merlyn Mantle, widow of Mickey, dies at 77". Newsday. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
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