Vera Clemente, the 81-year-old widow of Pittsburgh Pirates legend Roberto Clemente, died Saturday.
Pirates Chairman of the Board Bob Nutting released a statement confirming the news:
PiratesA statement from Bob Nutting, Pirates Chairman of the Board, on the passing of Vera Clemente. https://t.co/VwfYX3xeQ6
Bill Hartlep of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review wrote that Clemente served as the chairwoman of the Roberto Clemente Foundation, a nonprofit that provides relief to areas afflicted by disasters and long-term poverty and holds baseball clinics for children, among other initiatives.