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Obituary of lifelong Yankees fan notes 85-year-old had no love for A-Rod
Lifelong Yankess fan Helen Fowler passed away during the final week of baseball's regular season at 85 and let's just say she won't be putting in a good word with the man upstairs for Alex Rodriguez.
Fowler's obituary, published in the Star-Ledger, noted Fowler's love for the Yankees but made sure to point out that love did not include Rodriguez. The obit doesn't provide any further perspective on Fowler's dislike for the noted PED violator who hit 41 home runs this season after missing a year while suspended for those transgressions.
It's hard to get the full story about anyone's life in the space allowed for obituaries in most newspapers these days. So taking time to take a swipe at A-Rod indicates her dislike of the man must have been pretty intense. Here is the obit published in the paper.
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Helen Fowler Devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, and lifelong Yankees fan Helen (Emanuel) Fowler, 85, passed away on Sept. 29, 2015, at the Chelsea in Fanwood, N.J. Born and raised in New Rochelle, N.Y., she was a resident of Cranford, N.J., for 53 years. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. on Thursday at St. Helen's Church, Lamberts Mill Rd. and Rahway Ave., Westfield, N.J. Interment is in in Fairview Cemetery, Westfield. Mrs. Fowler was a former member of the Cranford First Aid Squad and a lifelong Yankees fan, with the exception of Alex Rodriguez. She was predeceased by her beloved husband of 54 years, Charles Fowler, and by her three brothers, Charles, Robert, and Harold Emanuel. Surviving are two loving children, Charles Fowler (Doreen Yanik) and Kathleen Baer (George); five beloved grandchildren, Declan and Shayne Fowler, and Jeffrey, Kimberly, and Robert Baer, and her devoted sister, Mary Kohloff. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Dr. Nancy Kemeny's Pump Fund, 300 East 66 St., Suite 1041, New York, N.Y. 10065.
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Rodriguez is in the Yankees lineup for Tuesday's American League Wild Card game at Yankee Stadium. He is batting fourth as the designated hitter. It's his first postseason appearance since 2012.
Our thoughts and condolences go out to Fowler's family.
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