Lidle Funeral

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(17 Oct 2006) HEADLINE: Lidle Remembered As Father, Husband, Pilot • --------------------------------------- • CAPTION: Hundreds of friends, family and teammates turn out at a funeral for Cory Lidle, the 34-year-old Yankees pitcher killed when his plane hit a building in Manhattan last week. (Oct. 17) • --------------------------------------- • [Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] • • [Notes:Crowd walking up to memorial site] • Hundreds of mourners attended a memorial Tuesday for Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle, who died with his flight instructor when their small plane slammed into a high-rise in New York last week. • • [Notes:dizz to pic of Cory Lidle] • Lidle's wife, Melanie, briefly came out to thank everyone who had helped her since her husband's death. • • SOT: My beautiful Cory and our beautiful son Christopher, the Yankees who have been absolutely wonderful to me and my family, Major League Baseball, who also I couldn't do it without them... • ((Melanie Lidle/Wife)) • • [Notes:Video of planes flying over - wide then tighter] • Lidle, who had earned his pilot's license in recent months, had become an avid flyer. • • As part of the tribute to him, three small planes flew over the crowd during the memorial. • • [Notes:video of teammates] • A number of Lidle's teammates remembered the 34-year-old as a loving father and friend. • • SOT: Cory was a great friend, he's a great friend of the family. We played high school ball together and all the way through the A's and Yankee's. You know he had a zest for life and I know these are depressing times but it was exciting to be around him and (be) his friend. • ((Jason Giambi/Teammate)) • • [Notes:more vids of teammates or pics of Lidle] • Lidle pitched for seven teams during his nearly 10 years in the major leagues. • He had been with the Yankees since July. • • [Notes:Video of crash site] • Investigators have not determined the cause of the crash in New York or whether Lidle was at the controls when his plane hit the building. • • Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork • Twitter: / ap_archive • Facebook: / aparchives • Instagram: / apnews • • • You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...

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