Halladay, who was 40, was a devoted husband to wife Brandy and a loving father to sons Ryan and Braden. “Our family is heartbroken in confirming that Roy passed away in a plane crash Tuesday afternoon,” the statement said. NEW YORK—A celebration of life for former Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay will be held next week in Florida. Halladay made his big-league debut with the Blue Jays in 1998 and won the American League Cy Young Award in 2003. “Roy grew up with a passion for planes and always had the goal of becoming a pilot,” said the family statement, released late Thursday afternoon.

Source: thestar November 10, 2017 00:11 UTC