RIP Jim Bouton

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Jeff, Back in the mid 1980's, we hired a salesperson for the Lincoln-Mercury Dealership in South Ga., and her name was Barbara (dont recall her last name) and she was a solid employee. She told my Father and me that she was the daughter of Jim Bouton by way of a deceptive relationship with her Mother, but she didn't find out about being his daughter until she was 20 years old. She contacted her Mother later wanting to try and connect with him. We didn't think anything of it, and one Saturday morning, he strolled into the Dealership. He hugged and kissed her, and they later went and had lunch together. She stayed with us for about a year longer, but I never heard how it turned out. Looking at how he interacted with Barbara, I believe he really was her Father. He signed many autographs for the people there, but there was definitely a thing in his eyes thinking this was really his daughter....