Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron, born in Mobile, Alabama, on February 5, 1934, died peacefully on January 22, 2021 at his residence in southwest Atlanta, Georgia. Aaron was famously known as a baseball right fielder who served as the senior vice president of the Atlanta Braves. He played 21 seasons for the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves in the National League and two seasons for the Milwaukee Brewers in the American League, from 1954 through 1976. Aaron held the MLB record for career home runs for 33 years, and he still holds several MLB…
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