Findley, Ronald Jack

Ronald Jack Findley, 66, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010. Services: 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 15, at Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Barb Furman. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.

Survivors include a son, Jeffrey (Sondra) Findley of Bloomington, Ill.; a daughter, Kristin Sells of Iowa City; two brothers, Marvin Findley of Cedar Rapids and Kirk Findley of Hiawatha; five grandchildren, Haley and Hannah Long, and Ashley, Adam and Aubrey Findley; and special friends, Bev and Polo Chavez.

Ron was born April 15, 1943, in Cedar Rapids, the son of Manferd and Margaret (Fesler) Findley. He was a union sheet metal worker. A member of the 1961 undefeated state champion Cedar Rapids Jefferson baseball team, he later was a prominent figure in Cedar Rapids softball circles, including serving as the Iowa State Commissioner from 1970-72. During that time, he established the Iowa Softball Association Hall of Fame which continues today. He was later inducted into the Cedar Rapids Softball Hall of Fame. 

Ron loved writing poetry and together with local author Carol Gorman, published a book called “Stumptown Kid” in 2005, a fictional novel which included some of his childhood experiences.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

A memorial fund has been established.

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