Michigan officials react to former state Attorney General Frank Kelley s passing Free Press staff, Detroit Free Press
Word of former Michigan Attorney General Frank Kelley s death late Friday at age 96 drew an outpouring of remembrances Saturday from current and former Michigan officials. Here is what they said:
U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.:
“I am deeply saddened to hear of my friend Frank Kelley’s passing. Frank made history as the nation’s longest-serving attorney general. Those who have followed have been measured by the high bar he set for public service and consumer protection. It was an honor and a pleasure to serve with Frank in state government. And I am thinking of his family today as we mourn the loss of a true legend.”
U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.:
“I am deeply saddened to hear of my friend Frank Kelley’s passing. Frank made history as the nation’s longest-serving attorney general. Those who have followed have been measured by the high bar he set for public service and consumer protection. It was an honor and a pleasure to serve with Frank in state government. And I am thinking of his family today as we mourn the loss of a true legend.”
Democratic U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell of Dearborn, whose late husband, John Dingell, was a longtime friend of Kelley:
“Frank Kelley and John Dingell were friends for nearly 70 years, and he was a friend and mentor I could trust with my whole heart. He fought hard for the underdog, cared deeply about people, and cherished the role he played in protecting democracy and human rights.
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Michigan Civil Rights Leaders Mark the Passing of Attorney General Frank KelleyContact: Vicki Levengood levengoodv@michigan.gov
March 6, 2021
LANSING, MI James E. White, Director of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, and Stacie Clayton, Chair of the Michigan Civil Rights Commission, have issued the following statements on the passing of former Michigan Attorney General Frank Kelley.
Stacie Clayton, Chair of the Michigan Civil Rights Commission: Today we join with many others who are mourning the passing of Frank Kelley, the People s Attorney General. Some of his legal crusades are legendary and are still remarked upon decades later. Unknown to many is how Kelley pursued equality in his own office and gave Black and female lawyers opportunities they never had before. Kelley sought out strong women, like Maxine Boord Virtue, who became the first head of the new Consumer Protection Division he founded. We remember these acts and others as important parts of Frank Kelley
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