Frank Urban

Frank Henry "Hank" Urban (May 24, 1930 – October 25, 2008[1]) was a member of the Republican Party who served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1989 to 2005. He was a resident of Brookfield, Wisconsin and was married to Kate Bloomberg, a former Brookfield mayor and co-inventor of Shrinky Dinks. His first wife was Lois Elaine Thurwachter Urban, with whom he had seven children. The two were married 37 years until her death in 1991 from complications of Alzheimer's Disease.

Urban was born in St. Louis, Missouri, graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1951, and received his M.D. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1954, specializing in dermatology. He served in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1957, and was a veteran of the Korean War.

Prior to being elected in the September 1989 special election to fill the seat left vacant by Margaret Farrow, Urban served on the Elm Grove Village Board from 1985 to 1989. He was president of the Board from 1987 to 1989.[2]

In the Assembly, Urban was chairman of the Public Health committee. He was a boy scout leader and an accomplished model train collector.

References
  1. Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel - obituary
  2. "2001-2002 Wisconsin Blue Book - biography, p. 87" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-10-25. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded by
Margaret Farrow		 Wisconsin State Assemblyman - 99th District
1989–2005		 Succeeded by
Don Pridemore


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