Crime victim advocates from across the nation paid tribute.

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CRIME VICTIM ADVOCATES FROM ACROSS THE NATION PAID TRIBUTE to former Michigan legislator William Van Regenmorter who died in June at the age of 73. Author of the Michigan Crime Victim's Right Act of 1985, he helped more than 30 states write similar legislation. The law passed while Van Regenmorter was a member of the Republican minority in the House and became a national model to protect the rights of people harmed by crime. The U.S. Department of Justice in 2009 honored him with the Ronald Wilson Reagan Public Policy Award. Van Regenmorter spent nearly 25 years in the Michigan Legislature before retiring in 2006. Van Regenmorter was widely regarded as one of Michigan's most respected statesmen. Even though he wasn't a lawyer, his...