TRENTON, N.J., Sept. 23, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today New Jersey mourns the loss of a neighbor and friend who loved like he lived -- with a great and giving heart. While much of the world rightly celebrates Yogi Berra as a giant of the sport he loved, Montclair and his millions of Garden State admirers will know him as a champion for human dignity and the right of every child to learn. Yogi Berra changed lives.
In 2008, Yogi's induction speech as a member of the inaugural class of the New Jersey Hall of Fame was a simple reminder of his single, greatest virtue -- humility.