Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags inside the State Capitol Advanced to be lowered to half-staff on Tuesday, December 6 to honor and bear in mind former state Consultant Stanley Stopczynski. The flag decreasing will coincide with the day the Michigan Home of Representatives plans to go a memorial decision in his honor.

“State Consultant Stanley Stopczynski was a considerate public servant and chief,” stated Governor Whitmer. “He was dedicated to his constituents in Wayne County for seven phrases within the Michigan Legislature, the place he did the individuals’s work on infrastructure, financial improvement, power, and a lot extra. He additionally served our nation in uniform, had a profitable profession in finance, and was a loving dad, grandfather, and great-grandfather. My ideas are with Rep. Stopczynski’s household, associates, and all who knew and beloved him.”

Stopczynski’s profession in public service started in the USA Military and Calvary from June 1957 to Might 1959, spending fifteen months of that point doing coaching maneuvers in Germany. After attending the American Institute of Banking, he constructed his banking profession on the Metropolis Financial institution of Detroit earlier than being elected to the Michigan Home of Representatives in 1978. There he represented the eleventh and nineteenth Districts and the individuals of Michigan for fourteen years.

He served because the Majority Flooring Whip; chaired the Liquor Management Committee; was the vice-chair for the committees on Corrections and Public Utilities; and was a member of the committees on Public Well being, Roads and Bridges, Financial Improvement and Vitality, Social Companies and Youth, Transportation, and Firms and Finance.

Following retirement from the Michigan Legislature in 1993, Stopczynski loved his hobbies together with fishing, {golfing}, taking part in playing cards, and spending time along with his household. He’s survived by his two youngsters, 4 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren, two sisters-in-law, and over twenty nieces and nephews.

The State of Michigan acknowledges the obligation, honor, and repair of former state Consultant Stanley Stopczynski by decreasing flags to half-staff. To decrease flags to half-staff, flags needs to be hoisted first to the height for an prompt after which lowered to the half-staff place. The method is reversed earlier than the flag is lowered for the day.

Flags needs to be returned to full employees on Wednesday, December 7, 2022.