Joan Hodges Death Reason
Gil Hodges was married to Joan Hodges and the two of them shared two children as well. Joan who was married to Gil lived her life as a widow after the death of Gil. As soon as her demise news of Joan was revealed many people shared their condolences and The Mets as weld held a tribute they also mourned her death for a moment before they initiated the game on Sunday which was held against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Gil Hodges’s manager was the one who shared her demise news of Joan online and it was revealed that Joan Hodges passed away as a result of a long-time illness, but the disease was not mentioned by any source.
Who Was Joan Hodges?
Gil Hodges was not a member of the Hall of Fame, but he was inducted into the hall of fame in July of this year and it bought happiness to many faces. Gil scored 370 home runs in their big league career which he mostly sent with Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers as well. Gil also managed to get the Miracle Mets to the franchise’s first title back in 1969. Gil sadly passed away in 1972 as a result of a heart attack when he was only 47 years old. Joan who remained as his window, was pleased when Gil was inducted into the hall of fame back in July. Mets president said in a statement that they are thankful that at least Joan was able to see that her husband was inducted into the hall of fame.
Joan Hodges: Wikipedia & Bio
Gil and Joan shared three children with each other, daughters named Irene and Cindy and a son named Gil. JR. Irene while speaking about her father getting inducted into the hall of fame sad that she is happy for her mother. She added that when she came to know about the news she was extremely happy and sad at the same time. She was happy that her mother was happy and sad because her father was no longer with her. She added that her mother who was 95 at that time would be extremely happy to hear the news. Joan passed away at the age of 95, she passed away ten days before her 96th birthday.
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