Subj : Yankee Clipper's Last Words?
To   : All
From : Steve Quarrella
Date : Wed Aug 09 2000 05:40 am

http://www.wfaa.com/wfaa/articledisplay/0,1002,13082,00.html

Joe DiMaggio's Last Words Were About Marilyn Monroe

NEW YORK Aug 08 -- A confidant says Joe DiMaggio's last thoughts were of 
Marilyn Monroe, and his dying words were: "I'll finally get to see Marilyn."

Morris Engelberg, who was at the former Yankee outfielder's bedside when he 
died, recalled DiMaggio's last words in a story for Vanity Fair magazine.

Engelberg says it wasn't the first time DiMaggio had expressed that sentiment.

Engelberg quotes DiMaggio as saying he didn't feel bad about dying because at 
least he'd be with Marilyn again.

DiMaggio died of lung cancer last year at age 84.

Engelberg says DiMaggio never stopped loving Monroe even after their nine-month 
marriage in 1954 ended in divorce. In Engelberg's view, the actress may have 
been the only person DiMaggio really loved.

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