Leo Frigo | |
Birth Date: | July 3, 1931 |
Death Date: | February 13, 2001 |
Death Place: | Iron Mountain, Michigan |
Nationality: | American |
Children: | Mary Beth Frigo, Barbara Frigo (deceased), Yvonne Jahnke, Margaret Longstreet, Christopher Frigo |
Leo Gaetano Giacomo Frigo (July 3, 1931 – February 13, 2001) was a civic and philanthropic leader in the Green Bay, Wisconsin, area.
Frigo was born on July 3, 1931, to Pasquale Frigo and Camilla née Rocheleau Frigo in Pound, Wisconsin.[1] His father established the Frigo Brothers cheese company of Iron Mountain together with his four brothers in 1939.[2] Leo Frigo eventually became director of the company's Lena plant, the Frigo Cheese Corporation,[3] and then its president.[1] He retired from the company in 1983.[1] He died on February 13, 2001, due to injuries from a car accident while delivering food to the needy.[1]
Frigo's legacy includes one of the largest food pantry programs in the nation for feeding the hungry, Paul's Pantry.[1] After his death the Leo Frigo Memorial Bridge, a major bridge in Green Bay, was renamed in his honor.[4] [5]