Editor’s note: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution will spend the year looking back at the 25th anniversary of the 1995 World Series champion Atlanta Braves. In a season-long series that will run through October, we will capture all the key moments and hear from the participants as they share their memories. Today’s installment focuses on the tragic death of replacement player Dave Shotkoski during spring training - and his family’s life 25 years later.
She has none of her own memories of her father. To Alexis Shotkoski, her father is the tuxedo-clad man smiling in a photo from his wedding day.