WNCX says he will be laid to rest at Lake View Cemetery in a private ceremony, and the family asks that donations be made to the Greater Cleveland Food Bank and Cleveland Animal Protective League in his memory. As fans we adored and revered him, and in return he loved us right back. So that tells you something.. I certainly felt the frustration myself. But before and after that, the band was disproportionately huge in Ohio and surrounding states, which took their song Midwest Midnight (introduced on the live album Stage Pass, with its famous cleavage-baring cover) to heart as a statement of regional pride. A Death in the Family US stocks have surged too high and are now in a "death zone", Morgan Stanley's Mike Wilson said. "Michael Stanley is dealing with serious health issues that prevent him from joining you in his 3-7pm time slot. Michael Stanley, who became known nationally for a radio hit in 1981 but was the very symbol of rock n roll for decades in the city of Cleveland, died Friday at age 72. Readers share favorite memories of Michael Stanley after rock WNCX later wrote that Stanley had been battling lung cancer for the past seven months "with the same strength and dignity he carried throughout his life.". Stanley, who passed away Friday at the age of 72 from lung cancer, leaves more than a small part of himself behind in his native Cleveland -- and a gaping hole in a Stanley did his final afternoon drive shift on WNCX on Feb. 19. It was signed, T.J. Kilgroe Funeral Home We regretfully announce the passing of Michael E. Stanley, age 64, of Moody, Alabama passed away on Monday, October 31, 2022. Kubu's focus is all about improving the lives of his fellow natives and the inherent good of the man ensures he is excellent company! 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. And if thats true (and I definitely think it is) then I have been happily out of work for over 50 years! Stanley started out as a solo artist in 1973 with two albums in a more contemplative singer/songwriter vein before forming the Michael Stanley Band, whose 1975 debut on Epic Records, You Break It You Bought It, introduced the more robust, arena-friendly anthems that the group came to be known for. Stanleys illness became known when he took leave of his usual afternoon radio shift at Clevelands 98.5 WNCX in late February and the station released a statement requesting prayers for his family. So,they didnt give him any support. Show your support Send a Gift Send a gift to a service or familys home. No, we didn't.". Visitation will be held on Thursday, March 16th 2023 from 10:00 AM to Hardly a day went by when John didnt play a Michael Stanley song or two, or three. Michael Stanley Obituary John even sat in on some recording sessions. What follows is a very frustrating time for Kubu as his irascible boss Mabaku bars him from any participation in the investigation because of Kubu's obvious closeness to the victim.