Now there's something you don't see everyday

[5thGenCamaroChick]

Book: Williams' head abused at facility


A few excerpts:


"PHOENIX -- A new book by a former employee of Alcor, the company that froze Ted Williams' remains, alleges the Baseball Hall of Famer's body was mistreated by the company. Larry Johnson says in the book "Frozen: My Journey Into the World of Cryonics, Deception and Death" that he watched an Alcor official swing a monkey wrench at Williams' frozen severed head to try to remove a tuna can stuck to it. The first swing accidentally struck the head, Johnson contends, and the second knocked the tuna can loose."

"Johnson says Alcor used the cans, from a cat that lived on the premises, as pedestals for the heads. Williams' head was being transferred from one container to another when the monkey wrench incident took place, Johnson said in the book. When the head was removed from the first container, Johnson described it. "The disembodied face set in that awful, frozen scream looked nothing like any picture of Ted Williams I've ever seen," he wrote. Johnson said that an Alcor employee tried in vain to remove the tuna can.
"Then he grabbed a monkey wrench, heaved a mighty swing, missing the tuna can completely but hitting the head dead center," Johnson wrote. "Tiny pieces of frozen head sprayed around the room." The next swing, Johnson wrote, knocked the can loose. Johnson also contends that there was a significant crack in Williams' head. He also repeated an allegation he had made earlier that samples of Williams' DNA are missing from the facility."

"Ted Williams died in July 2002. At the direction of his son, John Henry Williams, the baseball player's remains were flown from Florida to Arizona.
Johnson had not yet gone to work for Alcor, but he recreated the scene based, he said, on "conversations with the Alcorians who were in the room and performed the procedures, the files I have read, and the discussions I've had with other people involved, including members of Ted's family."
Johnson paints a macabre scene in a room packed with people, many of whom posed for pictures with Williams' body, both before and after the head was cut off. The book contends the head was "hanging by a thread" when an official entered the room and shouted that it was supposed to be a full-body freezing. Williams' head and body were frozen separately, Johnson wrote."

"John Henry Williams died of leukemia at age 35 in 2004 after a bitter court fight against Williams' daughter, Bobby-Jo, who contended the wishes expressed in her father's will should have been followed. In the will, Ted Williams said he wanted to be cremated and have his ashes scattered at sea.
She eventually abandoned the legal battle, citing lack of funds. Johnson says in his book that he believes the small piece of paper used as evidence that Williams wanted to be frozen was fraudulent. The paper is signed by Ted Williams, John Henry and Williams' other daughter, Claudia."

You can find the rest of the article here: http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/mlb...ory?id=4524957

It basically goes on to say the "Alcorians" (sounds like an alien race) deny everything. We'll see.

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Poor guy, and to think he just wanted a good' ole bbq sendoff. I think I'll save my family any confusion now and make arrangements to be stuffed and mounted in my car.

[Zabo]

Originally Posted by 5thGenCamaroChick

Poor guy, and to think he just wanted a good' ole bbq sendoff. I think I'll save my family any confusion now and make arrangements to be stuffed and mounted in my car.

Like this guy..?

90-Year-Old Man Buried In Car: Stylin’ and Profilin’
By Stephen Kral on September 9, 2009

Per request, 90-year-old Lonnie Holloway was buried on Tuesday in the front seat of his 1973 Pontiac Catalina. The unusual service, which took place at Rock Hill Baptist Church in Saluda, South Carolina, also included Holloway’s hunting guns, placed in the trunk, and some extra cash – a $100 dollar bill placed in his pocket. Apparently this was the final wish of Holloway, who had died a week earlier on September 3.

Apparently Lonnie Holloway was known around town as the kind of guy to be “stylin’ and profilin’”, or at least according to his cousin Leila Dunn. Another cousin, Johnny McCloud, said, “He was a unique individual. He said when he died, he didn’t want to leave his guns here because somebody might take them and shoot somebody, so he took them with him.”

The pastor at the service had this to say: “This day will be burned in our memories for years and years to come because ‘us’ ain’t never seen nothing like this before.” The hundreds in attendance responded, “Amen.”

After Lonnie and his ‘73 Catalina had been buried, a concrete slab was put atop the grave site to keep looters away from the guns or the car.

[PQ]

So he's still playing baseball. Only THIS time he's the baseball.

[IROCanSS]

Originally Posted by PQ

So he's still playing baseball. Only THIS time he's the baseball.