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post Aug 24 2014, 09:28 AM
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I have been following the Chicago Jackie Robinson West Little League team's run in the Little League World Series.

I have this photo from the News-Dispatch of Jackie Robinson's visit to Michigan City in 1971 just 11 months before he passed away to speak at the Sinai Sunday forum.

He is pictured with a Dr. & Mrs. William Wesley. Does anybody know who the Wesley's were/are or what they did? They appear to be a very prominent Michigan City couple at that time.
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post Aug 24 2014, 11:36 AM
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Dr. Wesley was a Dentist who had a practice on the 100 block of East Ninth Street for many years. He lived in a beautiful home overlooking Trail Creek on Liberty Trail. Yanked one of my teeth in '62. Wonderful man.
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post Aug 24 2014, 11:58 AM
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QUOTE(Oscar Gurtgorter @ Aug 24 2014, 12:36 PM) *

Dr. Wesley was a Dentist who had a practice on the 100 block of East Ninth Street for many years. He lived in a beautiful home overlooking Trail Creek on Liberty Trail. Yanked one of my teeth in '62. Wonderful man.

Thanks Oscar. That was a little bit before my time.
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post Aug 24 2014, 12:34 PM
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QUOTE(taxthedeer @ Aug 24 2014, 12:58 PM) *

Thanks Oscar. That was a little bit before my time.



A very interesting, yet humble guy, Dr Wesley had several connections to greatness. I seem to remember the paper had an article about Jesse Owens visiting Mr. and Mrs. Wesley in their home. Check the city library's site or call Don Glossenger, over there. He'll know right off.
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post Aug 24 2014, 06:41 PM
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He was my dentist as a kid in the 1970's until the mid 1980's when he retired. I think they moved to MC in early 1950's. His wife worked in his office as the administrator. Both were extremely nice people. Both were very much involved in the community. Mrs. Wesley served on the City Human Rights Commission in the 1970's and was a high ranking member of the NAACP in the 1960's and 1970's. She was the first black employee to be employed by a large department store in Washington DC which drew national media attention back in the 1940's. Both are from the south. Both died I think around 2000 - 2003. Both spent their time and money on organization's that supported black youths.

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