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Yogi Berra honored by fans and officials at N.J. museum

Little Hudson Schowalter, his hands folded in prayer, knelt crying Wednesday before a statue of the great Yogi Berra.

The 7-year-old Yankees fan learned about about the Hall of Famer from a book about the Bronx Bombers, and his mom Melanie brought him to the Yogi Berra Museum to pay their final respects.

“Every day and night he reads this book about the Yankees,” the 38-year-old West Orange mom explained. “He knows all about (Yogi).”

A MARCH 6, 2008 FILE PHOTO
New York Yankees hall of fame catcher Yogi Berra, seen in 2008, watches spring training baseball action against the Cincinnati Reds in Sarasota, Fla.