[Chron] Astros Beat Writer Hohlfeld Passes Away

[Keith]

Too young.

Neil Hohlfeld, who covered the Astros and other sports with grace and distinction during a 29-year career with the Houston Chronicle, died Saturday morning of an apparent heart attack while vacationing with his family in New Mexico. He was 56.

He covered the Astros in a variety of roles from 1979 until 1995, a stretch that spanned some of the best and worst times in franchise history.

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