Lansing, MI – The Michigan Senate recently approved, unanimously, two measures sponsored by Senator Joseph Bellino to honor Monroe County Sheriff Deputy Darrian Young and Hillsdale County Deputy Sheriff William Butler Junior.
24-year-old Young died in 2020 from injuries sustained in the line of duty when her marked Animal Control Division vehicle was hit by a drunken driver. Butler was killed in the line of duty at age 51 after being fatally shot while assisting another officer during a traffic stop in June of this year.
Bellino said, in part, “Animal Control Officer Darrian Young was an enthusiastic public servant who loved animals, and Deputy Butler was a devoted husband, a loving father and a well-respected officer. They are both greatly missed in their communities, and these measures are a way for us to celebrate their lives and remember their sacrifices.”
Senate Bill 977 would designate a portion of Highway M-34 in Hillsdale County as the “Deputy Sheriff William Butler Jr. Memorial Highway.” Senate Bill 978 would designate a portion of Highway M-50 in Monroe County as the “Animal Control Officer Darrian Young Memorial Highway.”
State law requires sufficient private contributions to completely cover the cost of erecting and maintaining markers indicating the name of a memorial highway.
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