Johnston ("Jack") H. Wilcox

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Plymouth Theater Guild Charter member and organizer
President, (1958) Board of Directors, producer, actor, etc

Plymouth Historical Society

Life member, Board of Directors, President (1980).
Donor Equipment in Print Shop (Press, type, etc.)
Trust fund established
Arranged for City to maintain grounds (snow, lawn, etc.)
Wrote revised by-laws

Plymouth Community Counsel on Aging

Organizer (signed articles of incorporation)
Wrote by-laws
Board of Directors

Plymouth Economic Development Corporation
Organizer (signed articles of incorporation)

Vice Chairman

Plymouth City Commission

Commissioner (Appointed to complete term.)

Dunning-Hough Library

Board of Directors
Vice Chairman

Riverside Cemetery

Trustee (since 1976)
Chairman
Vice Chairman

Historic District Study

Committee
Historic District Commission
Chairman
Vice Chairman

Block Grant Advisory Committee

Chairman
Vice Chairman

Farmers Market

Organizing Committee

Cable Advisory Committee

Municipal Tree Board
WSDP Advisory Board
Bi-Centennial Committee
Hall of Fame Selection Board

Cable TV
 
Covered Canton, Northville, Northville Twp, Plymouth and Plymouth Twp.  Also broadcast In Hamtramck!
Plymouth Profiles
100 plus half hour programs of interviews and coverage of civic events.  Host and co-producer.
News Reader for nightly local news broadcast.

Other

Manager Plymouth Community Chamber of Commerce
(1957-1958)
Commission watcher (since 1955)
DDA watcher
Many Planning Commission meetings
Property owners group
Citizens Advisory Committee U.S.Postal Service

Awards

“The Jack Wilcox Award. Citizen of the year”
Named after Jack Wilcox who was the first to receive it from the City of Plymouth.

“The Jack Wilcox Award. Alumnus of the year”
Named after Jack Wilcox.who was the first to receive it from his fraternity, Theta Chi, after forty years as advisor.