Joe Samuel Frank (November 14, 1942 – October 27, 2022) was an American politician who was the mayor of Newport News, Virginia. A native of Newport News, and a lawyer he was first elected mayor for the term starting July 1, 1996. He was re-elected in May 1998, 2002, and 2006. His last term expired on June 30, 2010.
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Frank was a married man and a father, and a grandfather as well. He died on October 27, 2022, at the age of 79
He was the first directly-elected mayor in the history of the city.[citation needed] Frank was an Eagle Scout and was awarded the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award in 2009.[2] In homage to this occasion, the Captain’s Lounge in the Rappahannock Scout Camp at Bayport Scout Reservation was to be named in his honor
Frank served four terms as mayor from 1996 until his retirement in 2010. The Newport News native became the first directly-elected mayor in the city’s history. Before that, he served two terms as vice mayor.
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