Funeral services for former Blast great Billy Ronson, who died April 8 at age 58, will take place Tuesday from 1 to 4 p.m. at Evans Funeral Chapel at 8800 Harford Road in Parkville.
Ronson, who was inducted into the Blast Hall of Fame in 2009, played a total of seven seasons with the franchise and enjoyed a 26-year playing career that began at 18 when he played outdoors for the Blackpool Football Club in his home country, England.
In addition to his playing career, Ronson spent four seasons as the head coach for the Goucher College women's soccer team starting in 1993. He returned to the Blast organization as an assistant coach and assistant general manager from 1998-2002.
—Glenn Graham