“He was never afraid to truly be himself.” Andrew Heaney was one of 14 speakers to remember Skaggs on Monday at St. Monica’s Catholic Church in Santa Monica at a memorial service led by the priest who gave Skaggs his first communion.
The tears flowed first, and then the words. Speaking would not come easily for Andrew Heaney on this day. There are mercifully few baseball players practiced in the art of eulogizing a teammate.
Skaggs was the resident disc jockey in the Angels’ clubhouse, always trying to discover the newest, latest and loudest in music. As the two pitchers rolled along, a soft piano intro somehow made its way through the speakers.“He had this look on his face,” Heaney said, “this little grin.”“Just living in such a moment of joyous freedom,” Heaney said. “He was never afraid to truly be himself.”
Heaney was one of 14 speakers to remember Skaggs on Monday at St. Monica’s Catholic Church in Santa Monica at a memorial service led by the priest who gave Skaggs his first communion. The 900 seats in the church were full.The Angels team arrived on three buses. Other mourners included Angels owner Arte Moreno, former Angels manager Mike Scioscia, former teammates David Freese, Jered Weaver and C.J.
“Last minute decision to speak,” she said. “I didn’t think I’d be able to do it. Tyler gave me some strength.”
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