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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Wilson 
4Frost of Chicago, who passed away on May 5, 2018; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Wilson Frost was born in Cairo on December 27, 
61925 and earned his bachelor's degree from Fisk University in 
71950; he earned  his Juris Doctor  in 1958 from the Chicago-Kent 
8College of Law; he later studied at DePaul University's 
9Lawyer's Institute; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Wilson Frost was hired by the Postal 
11Transportation Service as a clerk, where he remained until 
121952;  he then joined Provident Hospital as a statistician; 
13after earning his law degree, he joined the firm of Frost, 
14Sherard, Howse & Coleman, where he continued on as a partner 
15until 1973; he left to form Meyer & Frost, which later became 
16Frost & Greenblatt, where he  remained until his retirement in 
171998; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Wilson Frost became active in Chicago politics in 
191967 when he won election as alderman of the 21st Ward;  in 
201971, he was elected alderman of the 34th Ward, and in 1976, he 
21served as the president pro tem of the City Council; he served 
22the city until retiring in 1998 with the title of commissioner 
 
 
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2    WHEREAS, Wilson Frost was honored by many organizations, 
3including the Original Forty Club, which awarded him the Man of 
4the Year Award in 1974, and the Illinois House of 
5Representatives, which issued a resolution praising his work 
6upon his retirement; he also actively served various 
7organizations, including the John Marshall School of Law and 
8the Mercy Hospital Medical Center; he served as vice president 
9of the City Club of Chicago; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Wilson Frost and his wife, Gloria, had four 
11children; therefore, be it
  
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
13HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
14mourn the passing of Wilson Frost, and extend our sincere 
15condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved 
16him; and be it further
  
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
18presented to  the family of  Wilson Frost as an expression of our 
19deepest sympathy.