[Editor’s Note: Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter passed away on Feb. 16. Mr. Carter, 57, staged a courageous battle with brain cancer for the last nine months. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2003 following a 19-year big league career with the Expos, Mets, Giants and Dodgers. Hall of Fame tribute]
[img]1348|left|Gary Carter||no_popup[/img]To honor Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter, who died a week ago today, baseball fans Charles and Susan Deen will make a presentation at Monday evening’s 7 o’clock City Council meeting in Council Chambers.
Promising they will be “baseball attired,” the Deens will offer a bat and ball autographed by Mr. Carter to Mayor Mehaul O’Leary, a huge sports fan, and Council members.
The significance: Mr. Carter was born here in 1954.
Shortly afterward, his family moved to Orange County, where he grew up.
