Frank Waghorne Plant Jr. ’34

Frank Plant, who practiced law in Minneapolis with the firm Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, died Jan. 1, 2007. He was 93.

Frank was a leader in creating opportunities for women, minorities, and the disadvantaged and sharing generously through many pro bono activities. He was an early participant in the Amicus program and active in legal-advice clinics and other groups seeking to help the poor and underprivileged. The Frank W. Plant Equal Justice Award is named in his honor.

During World War II, Frank worked at the Office of Price Administration in Washington, D.C., which he described as “very pressured but exciting and interesting.” He then spent three years as a Marine Corps officer who saw action in Tarawa, Saipan, and Tinian.

Surviving are his wife of 60 years, Mary Kennedy Plant; daughters Linda Simmons and Julia Plant; sons Hubert and Thomas Plant (a third son, Michael, predeceased Frank); and seven grandchildren.