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Lema was born in Oakland, California, to Anthony H. Lema (1899–1937) and Clotilda M. Lema, née Silva (1910–2000), both of Portuguese ancestry. [6] His father died of pneumonia when Tony was three years old, and his widowed mother struggled to raise the family of four children on welfare.
Hours after the championship's conclusion on Sunday, Tony Lema and his wife Betty were among four fatalities in a chartered private plane crash near the Indiana-Illinois border. Lema, age 32, had finished tied for 34th and was heading west to a Monday tournament in the Chicago area.
March 15, 1965: Golfer Tony Lema, previously featured on the March 23, 1964, cover, [24] appeared this week in an artist's rendition. [25] In July 1966, the 32-year-old Lema and his wife Betty, 30, were killed along with the two co-pilots when the private plane they chartered to travel between tournaments crashed in Lansing, Illinois.
Tony Lema almost won the Masters in his first outing at Augusta. But his early success and untimely death leave behind a legacy of what-ifs.
The Bay Area's affable Tony Lema tied for fourth. He and his wife were killed in a plane crash a month later. Four-time champion Hogan, age 53, shot even par in the final round to finish alone in 12th place and received a standing ovation from the thousands on the hillside overlooking the 18th green. [15]
On 24 July 1966, American professional golfer Tony Lema, his wife, and two others were killed when the aircraft struck terrain during an apparent ditching attempt in a lake near their intended destination, Lansing Municipal Airport.
Tony Lema: 1963, 1965: Justin Leonard: 1997, 1999, 2008: Wayne Levi: 1991: Bruce Lietzke ... and Pate's wife, Soozi, are sisters. They played together in the 1981 ...
Tony Bennett’s legacy will live on through the music he “delighted in performing,” his wife, Susan Benedetto, and eldest son, Danny Bennett, said following his death. The beloved singer died ...