Event:

A Dedication Ceremony designating the Hazel Park, MI Post Office as the “Roy E. Dickens Post Office.”

“I am honored to join the Dickens family – along with so many community leaders – to commemorate the decades of public service Roy gave to Hazel Park and to this nation,” said Congresswoman Haley Stevens, U.S. House of Representatives 11th District. “His deep love for his community will be remembered for decades to come.”

“We honor Roy Dickens by dedicating this post office building to his years of dedicated service to the Hazel Park community,” said Rick Moreton, USPS District Manager, Michigan One. “Dedicating the plaque which will be placed in the post office lobby, we have an obligation in the Postal Service to preserve his memory for the community, his family, and those that were personally touched by Roy’s good works.”

When:

Thursday, August 29, 2024 at 1:00 p.m.

Where:

Hazel Park Post Office
23200 John R Rd
Hazel Park, MI 48030

What:

On December 27, 2022, legislation introduced in the United States Congress to designate the Post Office building at 23200 John R Rd., Hazel Park, MI, as the “Roy E. Dickens Post Office” was signed into law by President Biden. This legislation was introduced in the United States Congress by former Representative Andy Levin and is being dedicated by Congresswoman Haley Stevens.

Who:

The Honorable Haley Stevens, U.S. House of Representatives, 11th Congressional District of Michigan
Richard Moreton, District Manager, Michigan One District
David Dickens, son of Roy Dickens
Stephanie Chang, Michigan State Senator District 3
Mike McFall, Michigan State Representative 8th House District
Dave Coulter, Oakland County Executive
Ed Klobucher, City Manager, Hazel Park Michigan
Michael Webb, Mayor, Hazel Park Michigan

Background:

Roy E. Dickens was born August 29,1940 in Kentucky and became a lifelong resident of the City of Hazel Park.

When Dickens returned home to Hazel Park after serving in the U. S. Army, stationed in Germany, he became the owner and operator of the Clark Gas Station on the corner of John R and Shevlin. Roy was hired by the City of Hazel Park Police Department and selected to join, in the 1970's, the BLEND UNIT, an undercover unit in south Oakland County.  After the BLEND UNIT was disbanded, he returned to being a patrolman. After 30 years of service, Dickens retired from the police department.

Dickens soon began working at the 43rd District Court - Hazel Park Division - as Court Bailiff for Judge Keith Hunt. He continued to work for the next 15 years until his final retirement.

Roy was married for close to 53 years to Marilyn Dickens with two children, Gina and David. He has two grandchildren, Steven and Ashley, and two great-grandchildren, Lydia and Colin. His son David said, “He was truly devoted to the citizens of Hazel Park for his entire lifetime.”

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