Some may argue that Roy ‘Doc’ Halladay was one of the best pitchers of his generation. Others, like his wife Brandy Halladay, would contest that he was an even better man.
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A husband, father, friend and teammate, the two-time Cy Young Award winner tragically died Nov. 7 when the private plane he was piloting crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. He was 40 years old.
More than 1,000 people took to the stands at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida, on Tuesday for the “Celebration of Life for Roy Halladay.”
The public memorial began with a video tribute, and ended with Brandy Halladay, the last of nine speakers, delivering a heart-warming eulogy and releasing butterflies from the pitcher’s mound.
“All eyes are on me,” Brandy Halladay opened her emotional tribute. “I’m really fortunate that I’ve gotten used to that feeling because I’ve been literally standing next to a man for 21 years that people could not take their eyes off of.”