Leo Frigo Explained

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.

Life

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]

Legacy

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paul's Pantry Founder. November 18, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129050213/http://www.paulspantry.org/our-founder. November 29, 2014.
  2. News: Cheese Firm Expands . Ironwood Daily Globe. January 4, 1939. 9. Newspapers.com. March 23, 2015 .
  3. News: Cheese Blaze Cost $1 Million . The Daily Tribune. February 17, 1977. 12. Newspapers.com. March 23, 2015 .
  4. Web site: Official act to rename bridge . PDF . November 18, 2014.
  5. Web site: On Wisconsin: Leo Frigo is not a bridge . November 18, 2014.