In Memoriam | Stanley Leo de Jongh, Brother of Former Governor John P. de Jongh Jr.

Stanley Leo de Jongh May 22, 1961 - September 20, 2022 On October 13, 2022, Stanley Leo de Jongh’s burial service was held at United Memorial Gardens, close to his mother (Dolores Mae Webb de Jongh) and Grandmother (Florence Webb) in Plymouth, Michigan.  Stanley’s Memorial Service was held on October 12, 2022, at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit, MI. Stanley, a beloved husband, father, brother, and uncle passed on September 20, 2022 in Detroit, Michigan.   Stanley was born on May 22, 1961, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He was the second child born to Dolores Mae de Jongh (nee Webb) and John Percy de Jongh, Sr. Dolores, and her three sons, including John Jr, and Sydney, in 1969 relocated from St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) to Detroit, the home of her mother (Florence) and two brothers (Walter and Stanley) at the time. Stanley was then eight years old. In the early years, Stanley attended St. Leo’s Catholic School and the University of Detroit J...