AJR113,1,32 Whereas, Frank L. Nikolay was born on September 1, 1922, in the town of Day
3in Marathon County, and died on December 10, 2011, in Abbotsford; and

AJR113,1,64 Whereas, with his passing, Wisconsin has lost a lion of progressivism, and one
5 of the last of those lights that led politically active liberals from the Progressive Party
6 into the Democratic fold; and

AJR113,1,97 Whereas, Frank Nikolay began a lifetime of service to his country and his state
8with a stint in the Wisconsin National Guard from 1940 to 1941 and wartime service
9in the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1946; and

AJR113,1,1110 Whereas, Frank Nikolay received his law degree from the University of
11Wisconsin in 1948; and

AJR113,1,1312 Whereas, Frank Nikolay served as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of
13Wisconsin from 1952 to 1954; and

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1Whereas, Frank Nikolay joined the Wisconsin National Guard again in 1950,
2beginning 30 years of service that saw him rise to the rank of colonel in the Judge
3Advocate section; and

AJR113,2,64 Whereas, Frank Nikolay was elected to the Wisconsin assembly from Clark
5County in 1958, a leading member of the freshman class that ushered in the first
6Democratic majority in a generation; and

AJR113,2,97 Whereas, Frank Nikolay served in the 1959 to 1965 and the 1969 sessions,
8serving as majority leader in 1965 and assistant minority leader in 1963 and 1969;
9and

AJR113,2,1110 Whereas, many Wisconsin politicians including Dave Obey, Fred Kessler, and
11Amy Sue Vruwink were inspired by Frank Nikolay's life and public service; and

AJR113,2,1412 Whereas, Frank Nikolay's public service did not end when he left the
13legislature, but also included decades of service as a member of the Clark County
14board and municipal attorney for various cities, towns, and villages in the area; and

AJR113,2,1615 Whereas, Frank Nikolay's fierce devotion to the Democratic Party and the less
16fortunate among us never wavered, even in his later years; now, therefore, be it