Friends, family remember Mary Frances Veeck
In October, 1949, the Associated Press reported that Bill Veeck, the 36-year-old president of the then Cleveland Indians, would marry"Mary Frances Ackerman, 27, former dramatic school student at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh."
The union, which lasted until Bill's death on Jan. 2, 1986, proved an eventful one that included one pennant, with the White Sox in 1959, and several publicity stunts, most notably during Bill's stint as St. Louis Browns owner, when he sent 3-foot-7-inch Eddie Gaedel up to bat. She ultimately fell short of 125 by 23 years, passing away Sept. 10 shortly after her 102nd birthday.
Mentioning her love of music, he remembered how she would substitute her own lyrics when she lacked the words to tunes she loved. "So we're looking at it and she goes, 'Mike, what do you think?' I said, 'I'm looking at this table. It looks like nothing but vaginas.' And she goes, 'Exactly. What is more personal to women?'"
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