Public celebration of Halladay's life to be held Tuesday in Florida
A celebration of Roy Halladay's life will be held Tuesday, Nov. 14 at 4 p.m. ET at Spectrum Field, the spring training home of the Philadelphia Phillies, in Clearwater, Fla., Halladay's family announced in a statement Thursday.
The service will be open to the public.
"While we mourn the loss of the core of our family, we choose to celebrate him and remember the man we knew privately on and off the field," the statement reads. "We hope that he serves as an example of professionalism, integrity, and hard work for all who knew him. For us, we will forever remember his unconditional love, humility, and the sacrifices he made to provide for the family that meant the world to him."
Statement from the Halladay family: pic.twitter.com/kIcx8DL7lK
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) November 9, 2017
Halladay, a two-time Cy Young winner who was beloved in both Toronto and Philadelphia, died Tuesday in an accident while flying his single-person plane over the Gulf of Mexico. He was 40 years old.
Halladay is survived by his wife Brandy, and sons Braden and Ryan.
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