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Sad news - Vera Clemente passes away

Roberto's widow has died at 78 years old. MLB has a nice piece about her at:

https://www.mlb.com/pirates/news/vera-clemente-passes-away

In Maraniss' biography of the Great One he relates a story about how Roberto went to visit Vera's father to ask if he could marry her. Her dad was reluctant, thinking that as a ball player Clemente just wanted a pretty woman and wouldn't be much of a husband. Roberto convinced him by saying something like "As a ball player I can have any girl I want, but I don't want just any girl. I want Vera." It seems he chose well.

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