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Where Ted Lives Now.

Authors :
King, Kelley
Source :
Sports Illustrated. 3/10/2003, Vol. 98 Issue 10, p22. 1/2p. 1 Color Photograph, 1 Black and White Photograph.
Publication Year :
2003

Abstract

Focuses on the visit by Ted Williams's longtime friend Arthur "Buzz" Hamon to Alcor, the Scottsdale, Arizona facility where the Splendid Splinter's body is cryogenically frozen at the behest of his son, John Henry. Accompanied by his friend Bobbie Sgrillo, a former funeral home owner, Hamon, who ran the Ted Williams Museum in Hernando, Florida from 1995 through 1999, gained access to Alcor's high-security facility after Sgrillo claimed she had a professional interest in cryonics. Both visitors say they were unsettled by the operating room, which was cluttered with boxes, papers and other debris and where the absence of stainless steel on the work surfaces struck Sgrillo as "unsanitary." Alcor president Jerry Lemler, who says the tanks' nitrogen quantities are adequate, attributes the clutter to renovations and says that Hamon and Sgrillo are ignorant of the accepted guidelines in the cryonics industry. Hamon says a group of Williams's friends (he won't reveal their names) last week filed a request asking the Arizona attorney general to investigate Alcor's practices.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0038822X
Volume :
98
Issue :
10
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Sports Illustrated
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
9223470