Full Text of SR0764 94th General Assembly
SR0764 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of Major General Jack M. | 4 |
| Frisbie of Waukegan on Wednesday, May 3, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, General Frisbie was born on July 26, 1925, in | 6 |
| Sioux City, Iowa; he married Shirley M. Haas in 1948 in Sioux | 7 |
| City, Iowa; and
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| WHEREAS, He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in | 9 |
| Business Administration from Morningside College in 1950 and | 10 |
| completed the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of | 11 |
| Finance Graduate Program in 1965; and
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| WHEREAS, General Frisbie enlisted in the Marine Corps in | 13 |
| 1942; he participated in numerous heavy combat operations in | 14 |
| the South and Central Pacific Theaters during the 30 months he | 15 |
| served overseas; he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in | 16 |
| November of 1949 via the Meritorious Commissioned Officer's | 17 |
| Program; and
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| WHEREAS, He was again called to active duty in August of | 19 |
| 1950 and served 18 months in combat operations in Korea with | 20 |
| the First Marine Division; during that time, he was promoted to | 21 |
| First Lieutenant; he joined the Organized Marine Corps Reserve | 22 |
| and is one of the very few Marine Generals to ever command both | 23 |
| ground and aviation units; he was promoted to Captain in July | 24 |
| of 1953; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1957, as commanding officer of the 43rd | 26 |
| Infantry Company, General Frisbie's unit was awarded the | 27 |
| General William Clement Award as the most outstanding Infantry | 28 |
| Company in the Marine Corps; in 1965, as Commanding Officer of | 29 |
| the 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines, his unit was cited as the | 30 |
| 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 | 2 |
| Lieutenant Colonel in September of 1965; General Frisbie served | 3 |
| as Commanding Officer of Headquarters and Headquarters | 4 |
| Squadron 48, Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing, Glenview, from 1967 | 5 |
| to 1969; the Marine Corps named his unit the Outstanding Combat | 6 |
| Support Squadron of the Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing in 1969; | 7 |
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| WHEREAS, He was promoted to Colonel in July of 1970; during | 9 |
| Maulex 1-73, he served as Commanding Officer of the 52nd Marine | 10 |
| Amphibious Unit; in April of 1975, he was reassigned as | 11 |
| Assistant Division Commander, 4th Marine Division; he was | 12 |
| advanced to Brigadier General on June 3, 1975; in April of | 13 |
| 1976, he became Commanding General, 4th Force Service Support | 14 |
| Group, 4th Marine Division, and set a precedent of becoming the | 15 |
| first Reserve General in the Marine Corps to ever take command | 16 |
| of a major Marine Corps unit in peace time; and
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| WHEREAS, In March of 1978, President Jimmy Carter nominated | 18 |
| General Frisbie for promotion to Major General; he was advanced | 19 |
| on April 1, 1978, and reassigned as Special Assistant to the | 20 |
| President for Reserve Affairs; on April 15, 1981, General | 21 |
| Frisbie was reassigned as Deputy Chief of Staff for Reserve | 22 |
| Affairs (Mobilization Designee); he served in this capacity | 23 |
| until his retirement on September 1, 1984; and
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| WHEREAS, General Frisbie was elected National President of | 25 |
| the Marine Corps Reserve Officer's Association in May of 1973; | 26 |
| in June of 1979, he was elected Chairman of the Board; he is a | 27 |
| past Vice President of the Navy League, and he served a three | 28 |
| year tour as a member of the Marine Corps Reserve Policy Board; | 29 |
| in October of 1978, the Secretary of the Navy appointed him | 30 |
| 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 | 2 |
| the Armed Forces Policy Board; the Secretary of Navy, on March | 3 |
| 1, 1983, appointed General Frisbie President of the Marine | 4 |
| Corps Policy Board for the second time; the Illinois Chamber of | 5 |
| Commerce presented General Frisbie the Distinguished Service | 6 |
| Award in recognition of his community work and leadership in | 7 |
| Civic Affairs; he served on several Boards of Directors as an | 8 |
| advisor or consultant; and
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| WHEREAS, An Investment Banker in civilian life, General | 10 |
| Frisbie was the Vice President in charge of Midwest Operations | 11 |
| for Chicago based John Nuveen and Company, Inc.; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Major General Frisbie has been | 13 |
| deeply felt by many, especially his four children, seven | 14 |
| grandchildren, and one great-grandchild; he was preceded in | 15 |
| death by his wife, Shirley; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 17 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 18 |
| Major General Jack M. Frisbie, who served his country with | 19 |
| honor and distinction, and we extend our sincere condolences to | 20 |
| his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 21 |
| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 23 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 24 |
| sympathy.
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