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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING THE LIFE AND MEMORY OF WILSON FROST
WHEREAS, Wilson Frost was born on December 27, 1925 to General Frost and Freddie Bonds in Cairo, Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Wilson attended Phillips Academy High School in Chicago and earned his bachelor's degree from Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee; and
WHEREAS, he returned to Chicago to attend the Chicago-Kent College of Law, receiving his Juris Doctor in 1958; and
WHEREAS, after earning his law degree, Wilson joined the firm Frost, Sherard, Howse & Coleman, where he continued on as a partner until 1973; and
WHEREAS, in 1973, Wilson formed Meyer & Frost, later Frost & Greenblatt, where he remained until his retirement in 1998; and
WHEREAS, Wilson became involved in politics and won the aldermanic election representing the 21st Ward in 1967 and the 34th Ward in 1971; and
WHEREAS, in December 1976, Wilson was named Chairman of the Finance Committee for the City of Chicago; and
WHEREAS, Wilson's dedication to public service did not end at the City of Chicago; and
WHEREAS, Wilson went on to be Commissioner of the Cook County Board of Tax Appeals; and
WHEREAS, Wilson retired as a Commissioner in 1998; and
WHEREAS, Wilson was a Cook County resident who selflessly served the public and relentlessly worked to improve the community; and
WHEREAS, Wilson was also a great mentor and was kindly known as "The Godfather"; and
WHEREAS, Wilson Frost passed away on May 5, 2018 in Palm Desert, California; and
WHEREAS, he is survived by his wife Myra Everett, daughters Jacqueline Baldridge, Myrna Everett, and Renee Everett, great grandchildren Michael Baldridge, Justin Baldridge and Austin Pegram, and his sister Geneva Harris; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED, that the President and the Cook County Board of Commissioners, on behalf of the residents of Cook County, hereby offer its deepest condolences and most heartfelt sympathy to the family of Wilson Frost and honor the life and mem...
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