Congressman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, issued the following statement on the passing of former State Representative Lad Stacey.

“Lad Stacey was always a respected state legislator all of his days. His often repeated ‘Top of the Morning’ characterized his optimistic, glass never-half-empty style. His work with Harry Gast and me established the successful partnership at the state and federal levels for the construction of US-31.”