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Cory Lidle and Melanie Varela Marriage Profile

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Married for just a few years, with a young son, Cory Lidle had much in life to look forward to when his plane crashed into a high-rise residential building in New York City.

Here's information about his marriage to Melanie Varela.

Born:

Cory Fulton Lidle: March 22, 1972 in Hollywood, California.

Melanie J. Varela: June 10, 1972 in Los Angeles County, California.

Died:

Cory: October 11, 2006 in New York City when his four-seat Cirrus SR20 airplane crashed into the Belaire Apartments, a highrise residential building complex at 72nd and York Avenue.

Cory Lidle was 34 years old when he died.

Wedding Date:

January 7, 1997.

Children:

Cory and Melanie have one son.

  • Christopher Taylor Lidle: Born September 18, 2000.

Occupations:

Cory: Major League Baseball pitcher for the Yankees at the time of his death.

Residence:

Glendora, California.

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