Cleveland City Council declared March 25 as Michael Stanley Day during its meeting on Monday.
It will become effective once signed by Mayor Frank Jackson.
Cleveland singer and songwriter Michael Stanley Gee passed away peacefully at home on March 5th with his family by his side. He was 72 years old. Michael battled lung cancer for seven months with the same strength and dignity he carried throughout his life.
Born on March 25, 1948 in Cleveland, Ohio, he attended Rocky River High School where he played baseball and basketball. A baseball scholarship led him to Hiram College where he earned a BA in Sociology and Comparative Religion.
Stanley’s career spanned five decades. He was best known for the Michael Stanley Band.
It started out as a petition circulating through facebook, and now it will be a reality.
Michael Stanley will live on through his music and now forever through Michael Stanley Day in the city of Cleveland.
March 25 Is Michael Stanley's Birthday and now will be known as Michael Stanley Day in the city of Cleveland




