Former New York Mets president Lorinda de Roulet has died aged 95.
De Roulet chaired the Mets board of directors during the 1970s and was the first woman to take charge of day-to-day operations of a major league team.
She passed away on October 26th, according to club historian Jay Horwitz.
A statement posted by the Mets read: ‘We extend our condolences to the de Roulet family upon the death of Lorinda ‘Linda’ Payson de Roulet, who was the daughter of Joan Whitney Payson, the first owner of the New York Mets.
‘Upon the death of her mother in 1975 and until the club was sold to Doubleday & Company in 1980, Linda, who was 95 when she passed last weekend, served as team President and later Chairman of The Board’.
On top of succeeding her mother as president of the Mets, de Roulet was also deeply involved in civic and cultural institutions during her life.
Former New York Mets president Lorinda de Roulet (left) has died aged 95
Upon the death of her mother in 1975, de Roulet served as team President of the Mets
She is survived by her three children, five grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren, according to an obituary by the New York Times.
Speaking to the same outlet back in 1978, de Roulet spoke on her Mets role and said: ‘It never occurred to me that I would wind up running the team
‘I guess I thought mother would keep running things and my husband was interested too.’
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