Billy DeMars came into my job at a healthcare facility in 2011. I was working the front desk at the time and as I was checking him in, I recognized his name. I mentioned to him before he was brought back for his test, of my time working with the Phillies organization in Clearwater. We shared some stories about the people we mutually knew, and then he was brought in for his testing. A short while later, Mr. DeMars came to me to thank me for talking baseball with him as he was leaving the building. A few minutes after that, he re-entered the building and handed me an autographed baseball card! I happily accepted his 2009 Diamond Signatures baseball card and added it to my collection! Mr. DeMars passed away on December 10, 2020 at the age of 95.
