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Ducky worked with me at Cannon Recreation late 1970´s through early 80´s and taught me how to fight/box and become tougher. He was a great man / a man´s-man and will be greatly missed. Mike T.
Mike T.
February 08, 2025


Detroit, Michigan
1934 - 2020 (Age 86)
Robert William "Ducky" DietzRobert William "Ducky" Dietz was born in Detroit on February 4, 1934, the sixth out of seven siblings. He died on May 3, 2020 at age 86 after contracting the coronavirus but was suffering with bone cancer and Alzheimer's at the time of his death—not that he ever lost...
Read MoreDucky worked with me at Cannon Recreation late 1970´s through early 80´s and taught me how to fight/box and become tougher. He was a great man / a man´s-man and will be greatly missed. Mike T.
Mike T.
February 08, 2025
I just found out that ROBERT has passed. I only knew him from school at Demby. I also found that his brother Gary has passed, I knew Gary from Wayne elementary, he was the FONZ in my class. My Condolence to the Family
Arthur Eder
January 20, 2024 | School
Hello name's John Hickey. Am very sorry to hear that Ducky passed away.I would like to offer my condolences to his family. Ducky used to train me to box sixty years ago at Cannon Recreation in the basement at Finney High School in Detroit's east side.
John Hickey
May 08, 2021 | Student
My sympathies to Nonny, Leif and Nikki.
Nancy Costello
April 04, 2021 | Friend
Ducky was a very generous and kind hearted man. He taught my brothers how to box. We spent many hours at the cannon recreation center.
Carol (Nierzwick) Naudi
July 20, 2020 | Acquaintance
toughest guy Ive ever known with the heart that knew now limits !!! I worked with ducky a lot in my career and will really miss him !!
Tim Lahr
May 29, 2020 | Coworker
I remember Ducky had a 1954 Yellow Ford Convertible and would stop at Jupiter Drive Inn on Gratiot Avenue. Ducky was the only person who ever wore silk suites to high school. He was so cool in the 50's I will never forget him.
Richard Gargano
May 13, 2020 | Naples, FL

deepest sympathies on the loss of a Robert and a boxer. family member of the Former Kronk Gym but Grandaughter to John A. Kronk late. MCBraczyk Michigan Telephone Pioneers.
MaryCatherineBraczyk
May 07, 2020

Deepest t sympathies on the loss of a Detroit Boxer unknown to me except for the one of my brothers Robert and the well known Kronk Gym. That Covid19... is as deadly as the one of my fathers back in 1918 known as the swine flu my deepest sympathies on the loss for them. mcbraczyk michigan telephone pioneers
Mary Braczyk
May 07, 2020