Illya McGee is survived by his wife, Victoria JaNeen; daughters, Aliyah Victoria and Amya JaNeen; sister, Makeba (Terry) of Chicago; brothers, Willie (Sara) and Patrick of Akron, Ohio; mother-in-law, Vivian Walker; sister-in-law, Natoya Walker-Minor (Bishop Tony Minor) all of Cleveland, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews. [10], An aged veteran at this point in his career, McGee's role as outfielder became limited, and he averaged about 300 at bats a year. On August 5, 1999, Willie made a brilliant shoestring catch on a looping fly ball hit by San Diego Padres' outfielder Tony Gwynn. During the 1980s, McGee, along with Cardinals teammates Ozzie Smith, Tom Herr, and Vince Coleman, exemplified "Whiteyball", a style of baseball named after Cardinals manager Whitey Herzog. In the local Black community, it was thought that McGee may have had a consensual relationship with the victim, but these thoughts were too incendiary to be brought up at trial. His resume also includes stints as a Minority Behavioral Health Group case manager, aResident Supervisor at the Oriana House Inc. Community Based Correctional Facility and Area Director of Group Excellence, ayouth advocate, sports director and case manager at the Akron-area YMCA and an assistant men's basketball coach at Chowan University in Murfreesboro, North Carolina. In that same game, St. Louis Cardinals' First baseman Mark McGwire hit his 500th major league home run. This would be McGee's fourth trip to the Fall Classic; the Athletics, however, were pounded in the Series as the Cincinnati Reds would sweep the defending world champions in four games. Willie married Vivian Manyweather in 1987. Thats not good. "He would make an out and put his head down and come back to the bench, and it looked like tears would come to his eyes. McGee is also dealing with theunexpected passing of his brother Illya McGee on June 30at the age of 52. He also ranked third in the National League in runs scored (114) and stolen bases (56). Upon graduating from Harry Ells High School in Richmond, California, in 1976, McGee was selected in the 7th round (152nd overall) of the June amateur entry draft by the Chicago White Sox. They visited gambling houses in Laurel and left a house in "The Bottoms" about 4:00 am in the truck. However, St. Louis came up short in the 1985 World Series, as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Cardinals in seven games. The Cardinals have done all they can do. Willie McGee - Assistant Coach | St. Louis Cardinals - MLB Willie named his 17-month-oldson Illya after his brother. Author William Faulkner wrote a letter insisting the case against McGee was unproven. McGee is a dogged worker. He came to Akron and gave me a way to come here and my mother and my younger brother a way to come here. Three years later, he still does it. He batted .307 and .300 in 1996 and 1997, respectively, and he provided fans with dramatic offensive sparks that recalled his earlier years.
