[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 117 (Friday, September 10, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10737-S10738]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING STANLEY J. WINKELMAN

 Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I rise to honor Stanley J. Winkelman 
who recently passed away. Stanley will of course be remembered for the 
department stores which bore his family name, but it was his efforts in 
the community which were most dear to him and for which he will be 
enshrined in the memory of our community.
  Stanley Winkelman was born in 1922 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, 
where his father operated a women's clothing store. In 1928, Stanley's 
father moved the family to Detroit so that he could join his brother in 
forming Winkelman Brothers Apparel, Inc. As Stanley grew and matured, 
so did the family enterprise.
  In 1943, Stanley Winkelman graduated from the University of Michigan 
with a bachelor's degree in chemistry. That same year, Stanley married 
his sweetheart, Margaret ``Peggy'' Wallace. The couple would go on to 
have three wonderful children, Marjorie, Andra, and Roger. Following 
graduation, Stanley worked as a research chemist at the California 
Institute of Technology and served as a naval officer during World War 
II. After the war, Stanley returned to Detroit to take part in the 
family business, eventually rising to hold the positions of president, 
chairman of the board and CEO, and in the process, becoming the guiding 
force of the company. At the peak of the company's success it owned a 
chain of 95 stores specializing in fashionable yet affordable clothing 
for women. The Winkelman's chain was sold in 1983 and Stanley retired 
in 1984. However, Stanley's retirement did not slow his commitment and 
service to the community.
  Throughout his life, Stanley was intimately involved in issues 
surrounding the city of Detroit. He took part in a 1963 Detroit 
Commission on Community Relations where he called upon the Detroit 
Board of Education to speed up desegregation by hiring more black 
teachers. Following the 1967 Detroit riots, Stanley was the leader of a 
New Detroit subcommittee on community services which called for a much 
needed review of the Detroit Police Department. In the wake of the 
riots, Stanley displayed his steadfast commitment to the city of 
Detroit by keeping his stores in the city. Stanley Winkelman's sense of 
social responsibility has helped lay the foundation for the resurgence 
of downtown Detroit.
  Throughout his life, Stanley was a strong supporter of education. He 
supported his alma mater, the University of Michigan, with both his 
time and money. He devoted much of his time to Detroit's education 
system, with particular attention given to the education of the poorest 
among us. Stanley also held positions of leadership in

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Detroit's Metropolitan Fund, the Jewish Welfare League, United 
Foundation, and Temple Beth El.
  Stanley Winkelman offered American shoppers value, but his real 
lasting legacy is the values he reflected and fought for to make his 
community a better place to live. I know my colleagues will join me in 
honoring Stanley Winkelman on the many great accomplishments of his 
life as we mourn his passing.

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