Msgr. Stanley Milewski
Board of Directors
Msgr. Stanley Milewski was a Roman Catholic priest and Chancellor Emeritus of the Orchard Lake Schools. Msgr. Milewski served as the vice-chair of the Piast Institute's board for many years. He passed away on July 6, 2014 following complications from a series of blood infections.
Born Nov. 30, 1929, to Stanley and Jadwiga Milewski, the young Stanley Milewski grew up on Detroit’s near west side, attending grade school at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (West) Parish and St. Andrew School. He then attended St. Mary’s Prep and St. Mary’s College before moving on to St. John’s Provincial Seminary to finish his priestly formation. He was ordained for the Archdiocese of Detroit on June 4, 1955, but later went back to earn a master’s degree from SS. Cyril & Methodius Seminary, and a doctorate from Alliance College in Cambridge Springs, Pa. His first assignment was as associate pastor of St. Francis D’Assisi in Detroit (1955-57) before quickly becoming a Polish, religion and history teacher at Orchard Lake.
Born Nov. 30, 1929, to Stanley and Jadwiga Milewski, the young Stanley Milewski grew up on Detroit’s near west side, attending grade school at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (West) Parish and St. Andrew School. He then attended St. Mary’s Prep and St. Mary’s College before moving on to St. John’s Provincial Seminary to finish his priestly formation. He was ordained for the Archdiocese of Detroit on June 4, 1955, but later went back to earn a master’s degree from SS. Cyril & Methodius Seminary, and a doctorate from Alliance College in Cambridge Springs, Pa. His first assignment was as associate pastor of St. Francis D’Assisi in Detroit (1955-57) before quickly becoming a Polish, religion and history teacher at Orchard Lake.
Hon. Roman Gribbs
Board of Directors
The Honorable Roman Gribbs served as Mayor of Detroit from 1970 to 1974. After declining to seek re-election upon the end of his term, Judge Gribbs served on the Michigan Court of Appeals from 1982 until his retirement in 2000.