Exhibit 99.1

     CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
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     I, Cloyd J. Abruzzo, President and Chief Executive Officer, of Stoneridge,
Inc. (the "Company"), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002, that:

     (1) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended
     June 30, 2002 which this certification accompanies fully complies with the
     requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
     1934 (U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

     (2) information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
     respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


/s/ Cloyd J. Abruzzo

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Cloyd J. Abruzzo, President and Chief Executive Officer
August 14, 2002



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