Category: In Memoriam

Little League® International mourns the passing of Jerry Hughes, a former employee of Little League International. He was 91. Mr. Hughes, a native of Grayling, Mich., moved to South Williamsport, […]

Little League® Baseball and Softball mourns the passing of Grace Rizzo, who came to work for Little League International in 1964, and was the organization’s longest-tenured employee. She was 70. […]

Little League® International mourns the passing of Mike DeBone, former California District 45 Administrator. He was 86. Mr. DeBone first volunteered with San Lorenzo National Little League, serving for 25 […]

Little League® International mourns the passing of Val Domingue, Louisiana District 1 Administrator. He was 76. Mr. Domingue, a native of Lafayette, La., was a founding member of the Lafayette […]

Dr. Creighton J. Hale, 93, of Loyalsock Township, passed away Sunday, October 8, 2017 at the Gatehouse in Divine Providence Hospital. He was born February 18, 1924 in Hardy, Neb. […]

  Little League® International is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Dr. Creighton J. Hale, a titan of the youth sports industry, accomplished safety innovator, and former President and […]

Little League® International remembers John Sebastian “Jack” Pulizzi Jr., M.D., member of the 1947 Brandon Little League team to play in the first Little League Baseball® World Series. He was 81. Born […]

Little League® International mourns the loss of Shippensburg (Pa.) Little League Coach, Bill Wolfe, who was tragically killed along with 58 others in the mass shooting that occurred in Las Vegas […]

Little League® International remembers César L. Faz, Manager of the Industrial Little League team from Monterrey, Mexico, which became the first team from outside of the United States to win […]

Little League® International mourns the passing of Tom Gooch, Georgia District 1 Administrator. He was 71. Mr. Gooch, a native of Abbeville, Ga, was first elected as a District Administrator […]