WHEREAS, author, journalist, U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and advertising executive Richard Patrick "Dick" Frisbie has gone on to his reward; and
WHEREAS, the Chicago City Council has been informed of his passing by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and
WHEREAS, Richard Patrick "Dick" Frisbie was born in Moline, Illinois but grew up in Chicago's South Shore community; and
WHEREAS, Richard Patrick "Dick" Frisbie attended St. Ignatius High School where he lettered in football; and
WHEREAS, Richard Patrick "Dick" Frisbie enrolled in the University of Chicago and attended classes there until he was drafted into the U.S. Navy; and
WHEREAS, upon completion of his military service, Richard Patrick "Dick" Frisbie finished his undergraduate program at the University of Arizona; and
WHEREAS, in the 1940s and 1950s Richard Patrick "Dick" Frisbie appeared on the popular Quiz Kids radio and television program; and
WHEREAS, following graduation Richard Patrick "Dick" Frisbie began his career in journalism as a news reporter with the Chicago Daily News, advancing to the position of Assistant Features Editor; and
WHEREAS, after leaving the Chicago Daily News, Richard Patrick "Dick" Frisbie entered the advertising profession, becoming the creative director of Campbell Ewald's Chicago office and Cunningham & Walsh; and
WHEREAS, in 1966 Richard Patrick "Dick" Frisbie launched his own business, Richard Frisbie Communications, serving as a consultant to R. R. Donnelley & Sons, the world's largest printer among other clients; and
WHEREAS, Richard Patrick "Dick" Frisbie maintained his publishing and public relations consulting company until he was in his eighties; and
WHEREAS, from 1971 through 1973, Richard Patrick "Dick" Frisbie served as editor of Chicago Magazine and contributed free-lance articles to over four-hundred publications during his lifetime; and
WHEREAS, as an author Richard Patrick "Dick" Frisbie published eight books including: //'s a Wise Woodsman Who Knows What's Biting Hi...
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