Ron and Marie Teasley Foundation

Ron and Marie Teasley Foundation

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The Ron and Marie Teasley Foundation is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes

Advancing education and empowering students in Sports and Journalism; the fields respectively mastered by Ron and Marie Teasley for over 50 years.

05/25/2026

Thank you BLACK BASEBALL MEDIA for honoring Ron Teasley in the BLACK BASEBALL MOTOR CITY CLASSIC game. The dedication and commitment by BBM in spite of inclement weather was truly outstanding. From our family to yours; Thank you so much! We are grateful for the opportunity to celebrate our Detroit Legend and Icon🙏🏾⚾️

Photos from Wayne State University Baseball's post 04/25/2026

Thank you WSU💚💛awesome day honoring Dad, our Legend,
Ron Teasley🙏🏾his baseball batting record still holds at Wayne.
Congrats Warriors! Great game…Winning🔥

Ron Teasley: Pioneering Negro Leagues Star Leaves Lasting Legacy - Today in Detroit 04/20/2026

Great article about our Legend

Ron Teasley: Pioneering Negro Leagues Star Leaves Lasting Legacy - Today in Detroit Ron Teasley, a pioneering figure in the Negro Leagues and one of the first Black players to break into Major League Baseball, has passed away at the age of 99. Teasley's story is not just about his on-field accomplishments, but also the complexities of racial integration in American sports during hi...

Photos from Ron and Marie Teasley Foundation's post 03/30/2026

Thank you Negro Leagues Family Alliance. ⚾️♥️🙏🏾

03/04/2026
02/28/2026

Jake Wood presenting a bat to Ron Teasley at the Detroit Tigers Negro Leagues Celebration weekend.

02/26/2026

Black History: Ron ‘Schoolboy’ Teasley

02/26/2026

Black History: Ron ‘Schoolboy’ Teasley🙏🏾

02/07/2026

Final arrangements for Ron Teasley 🙏🏾

Viewing:
Friday, Feb. 13 (4 - 7:30pm)
The Catholic Church of
St. Moses the Black
1125 Oakman Blvd. 48238

Funeral:
Saturday, Feb. 14
Family hour: 10:15-12 pm
*10:45 - Kappa Alpha Psi tribute
*11:45 - U.S. Navy tribute
Mass: 12-1pm
The Cathedral of the Most
Blessed Sacrament
9844 Woodward Ave. 48202

Repass: Saturday, Feb. 14 @ 2pm
Wayne State University/ Student
Center Ballroom
5221 Gullen Mall
(Kirby & Anthony Wayne Dr)

*we are arranging for shuttles since the parking on campus is a slight walk

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19317 Coyle Street
Detroit, MI
48235