Billye Aaron is the widow of Henry "Hank" Aaron. person will not be tolerated. We’ve updated the security on the site. Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves, Braves Chairman Terry McGuirk speaks during "A Celebration of Henry Louis Aaron," a memorial service celebrating the life and enduring legacy of the late Hall of Famer and American icon, on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021 at Truist Park in Atlanta. or anything. One of baseball's iconic moments, Aaron trotted around the basepaths and ultimately touched home plate, where teammates hoisted him and his parents embraced him. Also an additional volunteer within fifty miles. Add to your scrapbook. The sports world paused to remember baseball legend Hank Aaron Wednesday afternoon during a funeral service at Friendship Baptist Church in Atlanta. In 1999, MLB created the Hank Aaron Award, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Aaron's surpassing of Babe Ruth's career home run mark of 714 home runs and to honor Aaron's contributions to baseball. At 6-foot and 180 pounds, he broke Babe Ruth's hallowed home run mark less than a week into the 1974 season, slugging his record 715th off Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Al Downing in the fourth inning as 50,000-plus fans celebrated in Atlanta. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/memorial-service-for-hank-aaron At least 5 dead as tornadoes tear through Alabama. Please contact Find a Grave at support@findagrave.com if you need help resetting your password. Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves, Chipper Jones, former Braves player and Hall of Famer, speaks during "A Celebration of Henry Louis Aaron," a memorial service celebrating the life and enduring legacy of the late Hall of Famer and American icon, on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021 at Truist Park in Atlanta. We have a volunteer within fifty miles of your requested photo location. or don't show this again—I am good at figuring things out. Resend Activation Email. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Growing up in Mobile, Alabama, he did not get to play organized high school baseball because only white students had teams. The memorial service included video tributes from Tom Glavine, John Smoltz, Dusty Baker, Dale Murphy, Freddie Freeman and Bob Kendrick of the Negro League Baseball Museum. Year should not be greater than current year. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/houston-tx/hank-aaron-10018045 Sorry! Here’s the list of speakers for Hank Aaron’s memorial services. After he retired, he joined the Braves as an executive and hoped more Black players could find that type of work after their playing days were finished. Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves. Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves, Billye Aaron during "A Celebration of Henry Louis Aaron," a memorial service celebrating the life and enduring legacy of the late Hall of Famer and American icon, on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021 at Truist Park in Atlanta. Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves, Former Braves pitcher and Hall of Famer Tom Glavine talks in a taped video during "A Celebration of Henry Louis Aaron," a memorial service celebrating the life and enduring legacy of the late Hall of Famer and American icon, on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021 at Truist Park in Atlanta. He was 86. Share. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 20 photos to this memorial. All rights reserved. We have set your language to Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves, Henry Frantz plays the bagpipes during "A Celebration of Henry Louis Aaron," a memorial service celebrating the life and enduring legacy of the late Hall of Famer and American icon, on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021 at Truist Park in Atlanta. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. Chipper Jones gives a speech at memorial service for Hank Aaron. Use the links under “See more…” to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Expand. accounts, the history behind an article. There was also a performance by Timothy Miller of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. He was enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982, receiving 97.8% approval in his first year on the ballot. He was the National League Most Valuable Player in 1957 which was the same year the Braves won the World Series, a two-time NL batting champion (1956, 1959), a three-time Gold Glove winner in right field (1958-1960) and a record 25-time All-Star. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Use the 'Report' link on Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? This account has been disabled. We have 2 volunteers within ten miles of your requested photo location. Be Nice. There was a problem saving your notification. Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves, Billye Aaron arrives during "A Celebration of Henry Louis Aaron," a memorial service celebrating the life and enduring legacy of the late Hall of Famer and American icon, on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021 at Truist Park in Atlanta. There is a problem with your email/password. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? www.findagrave.com/memorial/221485980/henry-aaron. Off the field, Aaron was an activist for civil rights, himself being a victim of racial inequalities. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. 32674133, citing Place the pin on the map to plot a location. January 26th, 2021. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. Billye Aaron arrives during "A Celebration of Henry Louis Aaron," a memorial service celebrating the life and enduring legacy of the late Hall of Famer and … Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves, Former Braves player Marquis Grissom speaks during "A Celebration of Henry Louis Aaron," a memorial service celebrating the life and enduring legacy of the late Hall of Famer and American icon, on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021 at Truist Park in Atlanta. We do not have any photo volunteers within fifty miles of your requested photo location. Failed to report flower. Failed to remove flower. Try again. Manager Brian Snitker and Hall of Famer Chipper Jones were among the Braves luminaries who credited Hank Aaron for their success as part of the memorial …