Article: Williams signed note saying he wanted to be preserved, papers show.

Byline: (EDITORS: In 3rd graf, changes date to Nov. 11, 2000; also, adds headline.) By

(EDITORS: In 3rd graf, changes date to Nov. 11, 2000; also, adds headline.)

By Sean Mussenden

INVERNESS, Fla. _ As he waited for doctors to install his heart pacemaker almost two years ago, baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams signed a crude note saying he wanted his body frozen after death, court documents filed Thursday show.

With his signature, famous from thousands of autographs over a half-century, the former Boston Red Sox star made a pact with his two youngest children _ John Henry Williams and Claudia Williams _ in a one-paragraph statement ...

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