Once Met, Never Forgotten.A "Champ" To All Who Knew Him. (Radar, Benjamin G.) He made a mark on the world with his baseball. Each wore a jersey with Lasorda's No. He retired due to a heart attack. The Dodgers held a funeral for Tommy Lasorda at their stadium in Los Angeles, Calif. on Tuesday. 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I thought you might like to see a memorial for Tommy Lasorda I found on Findagrave.com. Former Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda watches from the dugout during a 2010 spring training game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Ariz. Lasorda, who guided the. @media (min-width:1024px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__secondary-logos{-webkit-flex-basis:100%;-ms-flex-preferred-size:100%;flex-basis:100%;}}/*!sc*/ He died on Jan. 7 after a heart attack at age 93. Karros and Hatcher, along with Skechers president and co-founder Michael Greenberg, and personal friends Steve Brener and Chris Leggio spoke at the stadium and served as pallbearers, along with businessman Warren Lichtenstein. 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He had a heck of a run., Tommy was our guiding light, all us players that are here today have stories like that, said Hatcher, who played six seasons for Lasorda. .mHQYb .p-search{display:block;position:relative;color:#333333;width:inherit;}/*!sc*/ NORRISTOWN, PA Joseph M. ("Smokey") Lasorda, age 83, of Boca Raton, Florida, passed away suddenly on Thursday, September 6, 2018. Funeral services are . 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Tune in to FOX 11 Los Angeles for the latest Southern California news. In doing so, he became the first manager to win a World Series championship and lead a team to an Olympic gold medal. Tommy Lasorda, a baseball Hall of Famer who spent seven decades in the Dodgers organization, died on Thursday, January 7, at the age of 93. .hUHmCp > article .ad-top-right-container,.hUHmCp > article .ad-bottom-right-container{position:relative;margin-bottom:64px;min-height:250px;}/*!sc*/ @media (min-width:1024px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header[data-is-club],.mHQYb header.mlb-header[data-is-microsite]{background-image:linear-gradient(#002867 50%,#081c3b 50%);}.mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-top__nav-items{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;}}/*!sc*/ @font-face{font-family:'proxima-nova';src:url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-black-italic.woff2') format('woff2'),url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-black-italic.woff') format('woff');font-style:italic;font-weight:900;font-display:fallback;}/*!sc*/ Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Lasorda, a Catholic, who led the Dodgers from 1976 to 1996, winning two World Series titles, four National League pennants and eight division crowns, died Jan. 8, 2021, at age 93. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Tommy Lasorda, Actor: Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco. .blUWSx .share-list__item{position:absolute;}/*!sc*/ Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. Douglas' father, Tom, passed away in 2000 and was a lifelong fan . 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