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Michael Stanley continued to perform after undergoing open heart surgery in December 2017. He battled lung cancer for the last seven months.
Updated: 6:07 p.m., Saturday, March 6, 2020
This town is gonna be here long after he’s gone, but it will always be Michael Stanley’s town. Cleveland icon, beloved rocker and radio personality Michael Stanley Gee passed away this weekend at the age of 72, after a seven-month battle with lung cancer.
According to a statement from Belkin/Live Nation and 98.5 WNCX, where Stanley was the afternoon drive-time DJ for more than 30 years, he died peacefully at home with his family March 5.
Failed retiree takes on Wrigley Center development project in downtown Port Huron
SPECIAL REPORT: ST. CLAIR COUNTY/PORT HURON
Port Huron and St. Clair County had several projects stopped in their tracks by COVID-19 and the lockdowns. Several of them, and some new developments, are underway again.
In this special report:
Port Huron has Larry Jones miserable failure at retirement to thank for turning a hulking eyesore in the middle of downtown into what will be a mixed-use, $14.4 million development, with 36 loft apartments on the top three floors and a 50,000-square-foot ground floor that will include a farmer s market, an old-school arcade with Skee-ball and Pop-a-Shot basketball, rock climbing, restaurants, retail stores, a bakery and wood and pottery shops.
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Michael Stanley Dies: Cleveland Rocker-Turned-Radio & TV Personality Was 72 Deadline 3/6/2021
Michael Stanley, who parlayed rocker stardom in the ’70s and ’80s into successful stints in radio and television in his later years, died Friday of lung cancer at his home. He was 72 and his death was confirmed by his manager.
Stanley’s rock career was solid in Ohio and the Midwest, but never quite broke through nationally, save for his hit song “He Can’t Love You
.” He later was an afternoon drive DJ and Saturday mornings host playing classic rock on radio station 98.5 WNCX. He was at the station for more than 30 years, ending his stint just last month when ill health overtook him.
Cleveland Rock Icon Michael Stanley Dead at 72
Singer-songwriter and radio host Michael Stanley died yesterday at the age of 72. Michael battled lung cancer for seven months with the same strength and dignity he carried throughout his life, his family announced via social media. He will always be remembered as a loving father, brother, husband, a loyal friend, and the leader of one of Cleveland’s most successful rock bands.”
A mainstay of the Cleveland rock scene, he led the Michael Stanley Band during the ‘70s and ‘80s. After a short stint on local TV he spent more than 20 years on air with 98.5 WNCX, starting in 1990.