Hank Aaron's brother dead at 71
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Posted 1:19PM on Tuesday 21st May 2002 ( 22 years ago )
MOBILE, ALABAMA - Herbert Aaron Jr., oldest brother of baseball great Henry ``Hank'' Aaron, died at a Mobile hospital. He was 71. <br>
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Herbert Aaron, who retired as a mechanical engineer from the University of South Alabama Medical Center, died Sunday. <br>
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Gloria Aaron of Mobile said her oldest brother was a great help to her Hall of Fame sibling during his days playing professional baseball. <br>
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``He encouraged him a lot when Hank started out,'' she said. <br>
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Herbert Aaron Jr., known affectionately as ``June Bug,'' was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. <br>
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Survivors include his wife, Della Owen Aaron. The funeral will be Saturday in Mobile.
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