Funeral service for Tech great Riccardo Ingram, who died Tuesday after his second fight with brain cancer, was held on Wednesday April 8 at 11 a.m. at Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church in Norcross. Burial was in the Melwood Cemetery in DeKalb County Georgia.
Riccardo was born on September 10, 1966 in Douglas, Georgia. After graduating from Coffee County High School in 1984, He attended Georgia Institute of Technology and later returned to complete his bachelor's degree in Industrial Management in 2000.
Riccardo is survived by his wife of 24 years, four daughters, two granddaughters, his mother and grandfather both of Douglas, GA; brother, of Snellville, Ga; and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and other extended family members.
He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Robbie Lee Roper. [#83689237]
Levett Funeral Home in Lawrenceville, GA was in charge of the arrangements.
FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS:
ATLANTA (AP) — Riccardo Ingram, a longtime minor league coach in the Minnesota Twins organization and a former football and baseball star at Georgia Tech, died at the age of 48 following his second battle with brain cancer.
Ingram is a member of Georgia Tech's Sports Hall of Fame. He was the first Georgia Tech player to be named the Atlantic Coast Conference's male athlete of the year.
He was an All-Atlantic Coast Conference defensive back in 1986 before leading the Yellow Jackets to the 1987 ACC baseball championship.
He began his long career as a minor league coach following brief stints in the majors with Detroit in 1994 and the Twins in 1995.
Ingram was diagnosed with cancer in 2009 and returned to coaching following six weeks of radiation therapy. The cancer returned in 2014.
Riccardo was born on September 10, 1966 in Douglas, Georgia. After graduating from Coffee County High School in 1984, He attended Georgia Institute of Technology and later returned to complete his bachelor's degree in Industrial Management in 2000.
Riccardo is survived by his wife of 24 years, four daughters, two granddaughters, his mother and grandfather both of Douglas, GA; brother, of Snellville, Ga; and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and other extended family members.
He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Robbie Lee Roper. [#83689237]
Levett Funeral Home in Lawrenceville, GA was in charge of the arrangements.
FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS:
ATLANTA (AP) — Riccardo Ingram, a longtime minor league coach in the Minnesota Twins organization and a former football and baseball star at Georgia Tech, died at the age of 48 following his second battle with brain cancer.
Ingram is a member of Georgia Tech's Sports Hall of Fame. He was the first Georgia Tech player to be named the Atlantic Coast Conference's male athlete of the year.
He was an All-Atlantic Coast Conference defensive back in 1986 before leading the Yellow Jackets to the 1987 ACC baseball championship.
He began his long career as a minor league coach following brief stints in the majors with Detroit in 1994 and the Twins in 1995.
Ingram was diagnosed with cancer in 2009 and returned to coaching following six weeks of radiation therapy. The cancer returned in 2014.
Funeral service for Tech great Riccardo Ingram, who died Tuesday after his second fight with brain cancer, was held on Wednesday April 8 at 11 a.m. at Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church in Norcross. Burial was in the Melwood Cemetery in DeKalb County Georgia.
Riccardo was born on September 10, 1966 in Douglas, Georgia. After graduating from Coffee County High School in 1984, He attended Georgia Institute of Technology and later returned to complete his bachelor's degree in Industrial Management in 2000.
Riccardo is survived by his wife of 24 years, four daughters, two granddaughters, his mother and grandfather both of Douglas, GA; brother, of Snellville, Ga; and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and other extended family members.
He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Robbie Lee Roper. [#83689237]
Levett Funeral Home in Lawrenceville, GA was in charge of the arrangements.
FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS:
ATLANTA (AP) — Riccardo Ingram, a longtime minor league coach in the Minnesota Twins organization and a former football and baseball star at Georgia Tech, died at the age of 48 following his second battle with brain cancer.
Ingram is a member of Georgia Tech's Sports Hall of Fame. He was the first Georgia Tech player to be named the Atlantic Coast Conference's male athlete of the year.
He was an All-Atlantic Coast Conference defensive back in 1986 before leading the Yellow Jackets to the 1987 ACC baseball championship.
He began his long career as a minor league coach following brief stints in the majors with Detroit in 1994 and the Twins in 1995.
Ingram was diagnosed with cancer in 2009 and returned to coaching following six weeks of radiation therapy. The cancer returned in 2014.
Riccardo was born on September 10, 1966 in Douglas, Georgia. After graduating from Coffee County High School in 1984, He attended Georgia Institute of Technology and later returned to complete his bachelor's degree in Industrial Management in 2000.
Riccardo is survived by his wife of 24 years, four daughters, two granddaughters, his mother and grandfather both of Douglas, GA; brother, of Snellville, Ga; and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and other extended family members.
He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Robbie Lee Roper. [#83689237]
Levett Funeral Home in Lawrenceville, GA was in charge of the arrangements.
FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS:
ATLANTA (AP) — Riccardo Ingram, a longtime minor league coach in the Minnesota Twins organization and a former football and baseball star at Georgia Tech, died at the age of 48 following his second battle with brain cancer.
Ingram is a member of Georgia Tech's Sports Hall of Fame. He was the first Georgia Tech player to be named the Atlantic Coast Conference's male athlete of the year.
He was an All-Atlantic Coast Conference defensive back in 1986 before leading the Yellow Jackets to the 1987 ACC baseball championship.
He began his long career as a minor league coach following brief stints in the majors with Detroit in 1994 and the Twins in 1995.
Ingram was diagnosed with cancer in 2009 and returned to coaching following six weeks of radiation therapy. The cancer returned in 2014.
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