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90_HR0667
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of this Body are happy to recognize
3 individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the
4 well-being of the citizens of this State; and
5 WHEREAS, Wilson Frost is retiring as a Cook County Board
6 of Tax Appeals Commissioner; and
7 WHEREAS, Wilson Frost was also elected Chairman of
8 Finance, President Pro Tem, Chairman of Human Resources, and
9 Chairman of the Utilities Committee of the City Council of
10 Chicago; and
11 WHEREAS, Wilson Frost was born in Cairo; after moving to
12 Chicago, he attended Doolittle Elementary School and Phillips
13 High School in Chicago, and Wilson Junior College; and
14 WHEREAS, After serving in the military, he received a
15 bachelor's degree from Fisk University and a J.D. from
16 Chicago Kent College of Law; and
17 WHEREAS, He was elected to public office as Alderman of
18 the 21st Ward in 1967 and as Alderman of the 34th Ward in
19 1971; and
20 WHEREAS, Recipient of the Man of the Year Award from the
21 Original Forty Club in 1974, Wilson Frost is currently a
22 trustee of John Marshall Law School and a member of the
23 advisory board of Mercy Hospital Medical Center; and
24 WHEREAS, Wilson Frost has earned the respect of all who
25 have grown to know him; therefore, be it
26 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
27 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
28 congratulate Wilson Frost on his retirement and extend our
29 sincere best wishes to him for the future; and be it further
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1 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to Wilson Frost as an expression of our esteem.
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