HERTFORD, N.C. (CBSNewYork) – Tragedy has struck the family of late Yankees pitcher Jim “Catfish” Hunter. The Hall of Famer’s daughter has died after a sudden medical emergency during a school fire drill in North Carolina.
Kim Hunter Daugherty died Thursday morning of an undisclosed medical condition at Hertford Grammar School, according to WFMY.
Daugherty was just 45 years-old and was reportedly a teacher for 20 years before the shocking tragedy.
It’s not the first hardship to befall the Hunter family, sadly.
“Catfish” Hunter was diagnosed with ALS, better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, in 1998.