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The Dodgers Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda returned home to blue heaven on earth one last time. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__main-nav .scroll-buffer,.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__subnav .scroll-buffer{padding-bottom:200px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search{display:block;position:relative;color:#333333;width:inherit;}/*!sc*/ @font-face{font-family:'proxima-nova';src:url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-black.woff2') format('woff2'),url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-black.woff') format('woff');font-style:normal;font-weight:900;font-display:fallback;}/*!sc*/ English Lasorda died Jan. 7 after a heart attack at age 93. 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Lasorda helped the Dodgers win two . We gather here this day in gratitude, in love, in appreciation for our very own Tommy LA-sorda, said Sister Johnellen Turner. LOS ANGELES (AP) Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda was memorialized during a private service Tuesday at Dodger Stadium before his burial. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .mlb-header__login-menu{border-color:#057AFF;}/*!sc*/ A mound and a home plate where you had special encounters, we know, with the umpires. Drag images here or select from your computer for Tommy Lasorda memorial. .groqnz .ad-body-container .ad-body-inner-container::before{color:#dddddd;content:"ADVERTISEMENT";display:block;font-family:"proxima-nova","open Sans","Helvetica","Arial",sans-serif;font-size:0.694rem;line-height:13px;position:absolute;top:17px;text-align:center;width:100%;}/*!sc*/ "I believe managing is like holding a dove in your hand. 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