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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois 
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learned with regret of the death of Major General Jack M. 
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Frisbie of Waukegan on Wednesday, May 3, 2006; and

 
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    WHEREAS, General Frisbie was born on July 26, 1925, in 
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Sioux City, Iowa; he married Shirley M. Haas in 1948 in Sioux 
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City, Iowa; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in 
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Business Administration from Morningside College in 1950 and 
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completed the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of 
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Finance Graduate Program in 1965; and

 
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    WHEREAS, General Frisbie enlisted in the Marine Corps in 
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1942; he participated in numerous heavy combat operations in 
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the South and Central Pacific Theaters during the 30 months he 
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served overseas; he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in 
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November of 1949 via the Meritorious Commissioned Officer's 
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Program; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was again called to active duty in August of 
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1950 and served 18 months in combat operations in Korea with 
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the First Marine Division; during that time, he was promoted to 
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First Lieutenant; he joined the Organized Marine Corps Reserve 
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and is one of the very few Marine Generals to ever command both 
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ground and aviation units; he was promoted to Captain in July 
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of 1953; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In 1957, as commanding officer of the 43rd 
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Infantry Company, General Frisbie's unit was awarded the 
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General William Clement Award as the most outstanding Infantry 
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Company in the Marine Corps; in 1965, as Commanding Officer of 
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the 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines, his unit was cited as the 
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Nation's Largest and Best Trained Infantry Battalion; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, He was promoted to Major in March of 1960 and to 
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Lieutenant Colonel in September of 1965; General Frisbie served 
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as Commanding Officer of Headquarters and Headquarters 
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Squadron 48, Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing, Glenview, from 1967 
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to 1969; the Marine Corps named his unit the Outstanding Combat 
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Support Squadron of the Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing in 1969; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was promoted to Colonel in July of 1970; during 
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Maulex 1-73, he served as Commanding Officer of the 52nd Marine 
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Amphibious Unit; in April of 1975, he was reassigned as 
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Assistant Division Commander, 4th Marine Division; he was 
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advanced to Brigadier General on June 3, 1975; in April of 
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1976, he became Commanding General, 4th Force Service Support 
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Group, 4th Marine Division, and set a precedent of becoming the 
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first Reserve General in the Marine Corps to ever take command 
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of a major Marine Corps unit in peace time; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In March of 1978, President Jimmy Carter nominated 
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General Frisbie for promotion to Major General; he was advanced 
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on April 1, 1978, and reassigned as Special Assistant to the 
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President for Reserve Affairs; on April 15, 1981, General 
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Frisbie was reassigned as Deputy Chief of Staff for Reserve 
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Affairs (Mobilization Designee); he served in this capacity 
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until his retirement on September 1, 1984; and

 
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    WHEREAS, General Frisbie was elected National President of 
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the Marine Corps Reserve Officer's Association in May of 1973; 
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in June of 1979, he was elected Chairman of the Board; he is a 
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past Vice President of the Navy League, and he served a three 
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year tour as a member of the Marine Corps Reserve Policy Board; 
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in October of 1978, the Secretary of the Navy appointed him 
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President of the Policy Board; and

 
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    WHEREAS, On May 12, 1980, the Secretary of Defense 
 


 






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appointed General Frisbie to a three year term as a member of 
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the Armed Forces Policy Board; the Secretary of Navy, on March 
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1, 1983, appointed General Frisbie President of the Marine 
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Corps Policy Board for the second time; the Illinois Chamber of 
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Commerce presented General Frisbie the Distinguished Service 
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Award in recognition of his community work and leadership in 
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Civic Affairs; he served on several Boards of Directors as an 
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advisor or consultant; and

 
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    WHEREAS, An Investment Banker in civilian life, General 
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Frisbie was the Vice President in charge of Midwest Operations 
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for Chicago based John Nuveen and Company, Inc.; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The passing of Major General Frisbie has been 
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deeply felt by many, especially his four children, seven 
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grandchildren, and one great-grandchild; he was preceded in 
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death by his wife, Shirley; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
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Major General Jack M. Frisbie, who served his country with 
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honor and distinction, and we extend our sincere condolences to 
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his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
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further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to his family as an expression of our deepest 
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sympathy.