02/26/2009 5:41 PM -
John Wylde Passes Away
Veteran and distinguished Wareham Gatemen president and GM John Wylde, died Monday February 23, 2009 after a long and heroic battle with cancer.
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John Wylde of the Wareham Gatemen at his familiar seat on Game Day.
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Wylde, who also served as head statistician and official scorer, official tryout coordinator, a Major League Baseball liaison and record-keeper in the Cape Cod Baseball League and driving force behind the Wareham Gatemen for the past quarter-century, died early Monday morning from liver cancer that was diagnosed in the fall of 2007. He was 70 years old.
No funeral service arrangements have been made yet.
A more in depth story on John Wylde will appear this weekend after the Tribute to John Wylde being held at the CCBL Hall of Fame on Friday, February 27, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm.
John Garner, Jr.
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John Garner, Jr.
Director of Public Relations & Broadcasting
(508) 790-0394
johnwgarner@earthlink.net
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Joe Sherman
Web Editor
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Jws02673@aol.com
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