What if Thurman had lived?

On August 2, 1979, I was in the front yard of our home doing what I did on most summer days... playing whiffle ball with my brother Ted. My dad came out and told me that Thurman Munson had died in a plane crash.The 7 year old version of me took a moment to process this information. I remember the first question I asked was "Will he be buried in Cooperstown?"I don't know why that seemed important