Frank George Gross | |
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 Frank Gross, wearing service medals ca. 2005 | |
| Born | May 23, 1919 |
| Died | January 13, 2006 (aged 86) Chatham-Kent, Ontario |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Life insurance underwriter |
| Known for | Philanthropy |
| Awards | Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship, 2006 |
Frank George Gross, OMC (May 23, 1919 – January 13, 2006) was a philanthropist awarded the Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship (OMC) one month after his death in 2006.[1][2] He is the only Chatham-Kent resident to be recognized by the Government of Ontario for humanitarianism.
For 50 years, he had been well known in the Chatham-Kent region as a life insurance underwriter, war veteran, freemason, cyclist and humanitarian mainly for the Canadian Cancer Society. Over the last 20 years of his life, he was recognized with nine local, provincial or national awards for humanitarian contributions.
- ^ Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship Recipients Announced: Thirty-Eight Ontarians Recognized For Their Outstanding Public Contributions, Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration, February 2, 2006[permanent dead link]
- ^ Boughner B., Schwab D. Frank Gross remembered with medal, Chatham Daily News, February 7, 2006