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Family to get invite Sox say Williams ceremony for fans By Gordon Edes, Globe Staff, 7/12/2002
''This ceremony is not about the family,'' Red Sox spokesman Kevin Shea said last night. ''It is designed to give Red Sox fans an opportunity to express their grief while also celebrating Ted Williams's life.'' A host of luminaries from all walks of life are expected to attend the event at Fenway Park, with the Red Sox likely to extend an invitation to President Bush, a former owner of the Texas Rangers, a team once managed by Williams. Former senator John Glenn, like Williams a former Marine fighter pilot, is expected to attend, along with other Marine representatives. Baseball is expected to be represented by a large number of stars, both past and present, and Williams's many friends in and out of the game. On Tuesday night in Milwaukee, two of Williams's children, John Henry and Claudia, were invited to participate in a tribute to their father before the All-Star Game but did not appear, though major league officials insist they were in town on the day of the event. Another Williams daughter, Bobbi-Jo Ferrell, is attempting to block John Henry Williams's attempt to have his father frozen in a cryonics laboratory in Arizona. Tickets for the tribute will go on sale tomorrow. They can be obtained only by calling the Sox' touch-tone ticketing system at 617-482-4Sox, starting at 10 a.m. All ticket monies will go to the Jimmy Fund. Tickets are $27 and $18 for the ceremony, scheduled to begin at 6. There also is a $6 per order handling charge. In addition to the ticketed ceremony, Fenway Park will be open for four hours July 22, beginning at 9 a.m., for fans wishing to pay their respects.
This story ran on page E5 of the Boston Globe on 7/12/2002.
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ORONTO - Members of Ted Williams's family will be invited to the July 22 tribute the Red Sox are planning for the deceased Hall of Famer, but at the moment there are no plans for them to take an active part in ceremonies.