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Frank George Gross, OMC (May 23, 1919 – January 13, 2006) was awarded the Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship (OMC) one month after his death in 2006,〔(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 )〕〔Boughner B., Schwab D. Frank Gross remembered with medal, Chatham Daily News, February 7, 2006〕 the only Chatham-Kent resident to be recognized by the Government of Ontario for humanitarianism. He had been well known in the Chatham-Kent region as a life insurance underwriter, freemason, cyclist and philanthropist mainly on behalf of the Canadian Cancer Society. Gross was born in Chesley, Ontario, had lived in Listowel, Ontario until 1948, and established his residence in Chatham at 11 Stone Avenue in April, 1948. ==Military service and business career== Frank Gross was enlisted in the Canadian Army on August 8, 1942, stationed at CFB Borden, Ontario and Aldershot, England and trained in tank operations. Rising to the rank of Corporal, he served in England during World War II as a tank trainer until his discharge on March 22, 1946. For war service, he was awarded the Defence Medal, the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and the War Medal, all displayed in the picture to the right. Upon his return to Canada, Frank became a lifelong member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 28, Chatham.〔Staff reporter. A new kind of superhero: kids show huge respect for vets. Chatham Daily News, November 12, 2004〕 Over the period of 1946-1956, Frank was a salesman for Fuller Brush Company after which he joined London Life Insurance Company as a life underwriter. He was President of the Kent County Life Underwriters Association in 1963 and was recognized for 21 consecutive years with the National Quality Award from the Canadian Life Insurance Association. Frank retired from London Life in 1983. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Frank Gross」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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