<Archive Obituary> Thomas C. Lasorda Jr. (June 3rd 1991)
Bill Schenley
FROM: The New York Times (June 4th 1991) ~
By The Associated Press
The son of Los Angeles Dodgers Manager Tommy
Lasorda died today at the age of 33.
Thomas Lasorda Jr., an artist, was ill for about five
weeks and was hospitalized briefly at Cedars-Sinai
Medical Center. Lasorda died of pneumonia and
severe dehydration, said Dr. Allen Metzger, who was
him.
Lasorda died at his home with his father, mother and
sister at his side, said Lee Solters, a spokesman for
the family.
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Funeral for Lasorda's Son
FROM: The New York Times (June 6th 1991) ~
By The Associated Press
Frank Sinatra and Don Rickles were among the 320
mourners who attended the funeral of Thomas
Lasorda Jr. today at the Rose Hills Memorial Chapel.
The son of the Los Angeles Dodgers manager died
on Monday at his home at the age of 33. His death
was attributed to pneumonia and dehydration.
In addition to the Lasorda family, many representatives
of the Dodgers organization attended. Texas Rangers
Manager Bobby Valentine, a longtime family friend,
delivered the eulogy.
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Evan Hulka
> Dodger Manager's Son Is Dead at Age 33
>
> FROM: The New York Times (June 4th 1991) ~
> By The Associated Press
>
> The son of Los Angeles Dodgers Manager Tommy
> Lasorda died today at the age of 33.
>
> Thomas Lasorda Jr., an artist, was ill for about five
> weeks and was hospitalized briefly at Cedars-Sinai
> Medical Center. Lasorda died of pneumonia and
> severe dehydration, said Dr. Allen Metzger, who was
> him.
Glenn Burke, the first openly gay major leaguer, claimed that Lasorda
Jr. died of AIDS complications, but Lasorda Sr. has always denied it.
Hulka
Kathi
In 1991, Lasorda's son Tommy Lasorda, Jr., who was gay, died of
complications due to AIDS. Lasorda has publicly denied his son's
homosexuality and illness.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Lasorda
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6929
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Brad Ferguson
<kath...@hotmail.com> wrote:
When he was a spokesman for some weight-loss program or other, and a
reporter observed that he was still considerably overweight, Lasorda
denied he was fat.
Lasorda may have a problem with reality.
J.D. Baldwin
In the previous article, Brad Ferguson <Brad Ferguson> wrote:
> > In 1991, Lasorda's son Tommy Lasorda, Jr., who was gay, died of
> > complications due to AIDS. Lasorda has publicly denied his son's
> > homosexuality and illness.
>
> When he was a spokesman for some weight-loss program or other, and a
> reporter observed that he was still considerably overweight, Lasorda
> denied he was fat.
When Lasorda was pitching Slim-Fast, he had definitely lost quite a
bit of weight. He was hardly slim, but that's not really what he was
claiming, either.
> Lasorda may have a problem with reality.
Yeah ... I should think that if someone really died of a simple case
of "pneumonia and severe dehydration" after five weeks in the
hospital, the malpractice claim would be expressed in scientific
notation.
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Charlene
wrote:
> In the previous article, Brad Ferguson <Brad Ferguson> wrote:
>
> > > In 1991, Lasorda's son Tommy Lasorda, Jr., who was gay, died of
> > > complications due to AIDS. Lasorda has publicly denied his son's
> > > homosexuality and illness.
>
> > When he was a spokesman for some weight-loss program or other, and a
> > reporter observed that he was still considerably overweight, Lasorda
> > denied he was fat.
>
> When Lasorda was pitching Slim-Fast, he had definitely lost quite a
> bit of weight. He was hardly slim, but that's not really what he was
> claiming, either.
>
> > Lasorda may have a problem with reality.
>
> Yeah ... I should think that if someone really died of a simple case
> of "pneumonia and severe dehydration" after five weeks in the
> hospital, the malpractice claim would be expressed in scientific
> notation.
Well, at 33, but isn't pneumonia a relatively common cause of death
among the elderly?
wd43
33 is still far too young to die.
J.D. Baldwin
In the previous article, Charlene <charlene...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Well, at 33, but isn't pneumonia a relatively common cause of death
> among the elderly?
Sure, but I'd raise my eyebrows at a case where even a 100-year-old
died of pneumonia after *five weeks* in the hospital. That would mean
that either they gave him the pneumonia, or they failed to clear up
one of the more basic ailments known to man -- something that ought to
be curable by a Boy Scout with the appropriate merit badge.
That of course assumes no other really serious condition that itself
renders the pneumonia untreatable ... like, oh, I don't know ... just
as a f'rinstance ... AIDS.