Former State Representative and State Senator Joe Young, Jr.
of Detroit passed away last week in Wisconsin where he had resided since 2007.
Young followed his father, former State Representative Joe Young, Sr., into the
House of Representatives in 1978 and, in 1994, won election to the State Senate
where he served until 2002.
The Detroit native was born in 1950 and graduated from
Michigan State University. The funeral will be held at 11AM, Monday, June 25th
at Nativity of the Lord Parish in Detroit
Also mourned this week is the long-time champion of victim
rights and powerful chair of both the Senate and House Judiciary committees,
former Representative and Senator William Van Regenmorter who passed Monday at
the age of 73.
Mr. Van Regenmorter was first elected to the House of
Representatives in 1982 and was elected to the Senate in 1990. In 2003 he
returned to the House after being termed out of the Senate and decided not to
seek re-election in 2006.
The Ottawa County Republican was well liked throughout his
entire career. Funeral services and visitation were held earlier this week.
The PAA family sends warm wishes and sincere condolences to
the friends and family of Mr. Young and Mr. Van Regenmorter.