Lonnie Wheeler Death | Passed Away | Obituary
Lonnie Wheeler Death – Dead: Lonnie Wheeler, a Cincinnati sportswriter who authored books with baseball greats Hank Aaron, Bob Gibson and Reggie Jackson, died on June 9 after a long battle with muscular dystrophy at the age of 68.
Having heard about this great loss, the family of this individual is passing through pains, mourning the unexpected passing of their beloved.
This departure was confirmed through social media posts made by Twitter users who pour out tributes, and condolences to the family of the deceased.
Lonnie Wheeler was my best man, and one of the best men I have known. He will be remembered for poetic books on Wrigley Field, Kentucky fans and numerous baseball biographies. And, for those fortunate to have known him personally, for kindness and character. RIP, old friend.
Lonnie Wheeler was my best man, and one of the best men I have known. He will be remembered for poetic books on Wrigley Field, Kentucky fans and numerous baseball biographies. And, for those fortunate to have known him personally, for kindness and character. RIP, old friend.
— Tim Sullivan (@TimSullivan714) June 10, 2020
Lonnie Wheeler has died. A longtime writer with the Post and Enquirer, he was also a prolific author. His bio on Hank Aaron was tremendous and “The Cincinnati Game” is a must read for any local baseball fan. Better yet, he was a wonderful guy.
@WCPO
Lonnie Wheeler has died. A longtime writer with the Post and Enquirer, he was also a prolific author. His bio on Hank Aaron was tremendous and “The Cincinnati Game” is a must read for any local baseball fan. Better yet, he was a wonderful guy.@WCPO pic.twitter.com/eFJPhDHSQs
— John Popovich WCPO (@Popo_WCPOSports) June 11, 2020
Even though I knew the inevitability of his health, I am devastated by the loss of close friend and sports author Lonnie Wheeler. Readers know him from his books, work
@ENQSports
and Cincinnati Post, but he was the kindest soul, the highest moral compass, and most decent of men.
Even though I knew the inevitability of his health, I am devastated by the loss of close friend and sports author Lonnie Wheeler. Readers know him from his books, work @ENQSports and Cincinnati Post, but he was the kindest soul, the highest moral compass, and most decent of men. pic.twitter.com/zfuDtmtKuC
— Dennis Tuttle (@dentuttle) June 10, 2020
Deeply saddened to learn of death of former Cincinnati Post colleague Lonnie Wheeler. A wonderful writer, and his bios of Bob Gibson and Hank Aaron (and others) were classics. It was of course him I turned to for the Sports centerpiece on Post’s last day of publication.
Deeply saddened to learn of death of former Cincinnati Post colleague Lonnie Wheeler. A wonderful writer, and his bios of Bob Gibson and Hank Aaron (and others) were classics. It was of course him I turned to for the Sports centerpiece on Post’s last day of publication.
— Keith Herrell (@CincinnatiKeith) June 10, 2020
Lonnie Wheeler was a good, peaceful man and a helluva writer. I was fortunate to call him a friend. I have good memories of our press box conversations and shared laughter, especially at Olympics we covered together.
Lonnie Wheeler was a good, peaceful man and a helluva writer. I was fortunate to call him a friend. I have good memories of our press box conversations and shared laughter, especially at Olympics we covered together. https://t.co/TCrZKaQ9Da
— Todd Jones (@Todd_Jones) June 10, 2020
We are still working on getting more details about the death, as family statement on the death is yet to be released.
