Frank N. Zullo (June 3, 1932 – May 26, 2018) was a Democratic

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of Norwalk, Connecticut. At 33, he was the youngest person to be elected mayor in Norwalk's history and the city's first Italian American mayor. He served three terms from 1965 to 1971.Lawyer Central - Frank N Zullo
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Early life

Zullo was born and raised in Norwalk, and graduated from Norwalk High School. He passed the Connecticut Bar exam while still in law school at Fordham UniversityAvvo -Frank N Zullo
/ref> and began practicing law in 1957. He was named "Young Man of the Year" by the Norwalk Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1958. In 1959 he entered the partnership of Tierney & Zullo (today Tierney, Zullo, Flaherty and Murphy, P.C.). He married Berenice. He served as an officer in the 43rd Infantry Division of the

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Political career

Zullo ran for mayor in 1965. At 33, he was the youngest person to be elected mayor in Norwalk's historyFirst District Water Department
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/ref> and the city's first Italian-American mayor.The Norwalk Hour - Volunteer of the Year Honors for Deageo and ex-Mayor Zullo
/ref> He served three terms from 1965 to 1971. He was campaign treasurer for Connecticut's senior United States senator,

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, beginning in 1980.

Mayoral administration

Zullo helped form and was president of the Connecticut Conference of Mayors. He served three years as a trustee and member of the executive board of the

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Post-mayoral career

Chairman of the Board of Trustees of

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from 1979-1981, he served as a trustee almost continually since 1971, completing his last term in 2004. He is currently a life Trustee of the Norwalk Hospital. He has served on the Board of Directors of Honey Hill Care Center since 1993. He has served on the hospital's foundation board from 1991-2010. A trustee of the

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since 1992, he served as board chairman in 1990-00 and as co-chairman since 2001.University of Bridgeport
/ref> He has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the

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since its inception and is the current board secretary. From 1976 to 1993, Zullo was a director of VITAM, serving as its chairman from 1989-2001. He has been a trustee of the YMCA of Norwalk for 33 years, and chaired its board for 12 years.

Associations

* Prosecutor, Norwalk City Court, 1959–1960 * Minority Leader, Common Council, City of Norwalk, 1963–1965 * Chairman: United Fund Drive, 1963–1964, 1964–1965; President, United Fund, 1965-1966, 1973-1974 * Chairman, Board of Trustees,

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, 1987–1999 * Board of Trustees, Vitam, 1990–1992 * Member, Executive Committee, 1966–1971 and President, 1968–1969, Connecticut Conference of Mayors * Member, Board of Trustees, 1971–1995, Chairman, Board of Trustees, 1979–1982 and Counsel, 1987—,

* State Trial Referee, 1984–1991 * Member, Board of Trustees,

, 1986— * Tri-State Regional Planning Association, 1988–1995 * Selection Committee, Ettinger Scholarship Program, 1989— * Member, Norwalk-Wilton Bar Association (President, 1996–1997) and American Bar Associations. * Board of Trustees, Five Town Foundation, 1990–1997 * Member, 1991— and Vice-Chairman, 1994–1999, Chairman, 1999—, Board of Trustees, University of Bridgeport * Vice-Chairman, Board of Directors, Honey Hill Care Center, 1993—.

Awards

Zullo's honors and awards include: * Young Man of the Year Award, Norwalk Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1958, 1963 * American Committee on Italian Migration * Saint Ann's Club * Norwalk Catholic Interracial Council * Norwalk Jewish Center * Connecticut Society of Architects * Carver Foundation * Association of Retarded Citizens * Sons of Italy *

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* Young Democratic Clubs of Connecticut * Ma'ciison Sayles Community Service Award from the

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of Norwalk & Wilton, and N.E.O.N.

Legacy

* The aquatic facility at the YMCA was named in Zullo's honor.

References

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