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Some called him ‘Schoolboy,’ most call him Mr. Teasley, everyone knows him as an icon BY JONATHAN SZCZEPANIAK jszczepaniak@candgnews.com
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The Southfield Police Department Honor Guard presented the colors and salute at the Fallen Heroes Memorial May 17.
SOUTHFIELD HONORS FALLEN HEROES BY KATHRYN PENTIUK
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Ron Teasley suited up for the Carman Cardinals from 1949 to 1950, hitting around .300 and making the All-Star team, but the league never received the proper recognition of MLB scouts.
SOUTHFIELD — “Jimmy was not one to sit around. He was always on the go. And he loved his cars. He was very — of course, I sound like a bragger — but he was very, very handsome. You could ask some females, not just me,” Dennis McMahon said of his late brother, Southfield Officer James William McMahon. “He was so kind and caring that it was
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rowing up, Lydia Teasley couldn’t comprehend the importance of her last name, and who could blame her? To Lydia Teasley, her father, Ron Teasley, was a renowned basketball and baseball coach at his high school alma mater, Detroit Northwestern High School, compiling numerous Detroit Public School League and district championships across both sports. Ron Teasley was also the first African American student to play basketball, the first African American team captain, and the second African American to play baseball for the high school. It wasn’t until elementary school when she first reaped the rewards of the Teasley name by being able to have complete freedom in gym class. “I got to do anything I wanted to do,” Lydia Teasley said. “I thought, ‘Oh wait, this is pretty