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Memorial Service For Altobelli Family To Be Held At Angel Stadium
A service will be held at Angel Stadium in memory of John, Keri and Alyssa Altobelli, who died in a helicopter crash with Kobe Bryant.
ORANGE COUNTY, CA — A memorial service for John, Keri and Alyssa Altobelli will be held Monday at Angel Stadium, a family member has announced.
The memorial service for the three family members, who were among the nine people who died with Kobe Bryant in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26 in Calabasas, will begin at 4 p.m., John's brother Tony Altobelli announced on Facebook.
Parking will be available on the Angel Stadium lots off State College Boulevard and Orangewood Avenue. The public can enter through the home plate gate.
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"Needless to say ... there will be plenty of room so if you'd like to be a part of this, we'd love to have you," Tony Altobelli said.
John Altobelli, 56, was the longtime baseball coach at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, where his teams won four state titles. He died in the crash along with his 46-year-old wife, Keri, and their 14-year- old daughter Alyssa, a teammate of Bryant's daughter Gianna on the Mamba Sports Academy basketball team.
