IN MEMORIAM
Linda M. Frawley (1950-2024)
Vice President & Senior Counsel
With the unexpected passing of Linda M. Frawley on March 8, 2024, our firm lost a founding partner, a highly esteemed colleague and treasured friend. Her working relationship and personal friendship with TCG Principal Counsel Raymond J. Mitchell began in 1980 when they both held executive staff positions in the Longwood Medical Area in Boston.
Ms. Frawley was a New England and Merrimack Valley (MA) native who worked in various communications venues for over 40 years. Her first media assignments included the Lowell Sun, Boston Record American and Sunday Advertiser, and various regional broadcasting outlets.
She held senior communication and public affairs roles in education, healthcare and corporate enterprises – at Lowell Technological Institute/University of Lowell (MA), California State University & Colleges, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston and a major Chubb Corporation subsidiary in New Hampshire. As executive director of the Nackey Scripps Loeb School of Communications during 2005-2006, she created its Fellowship program and a First Amendment Forum, among other new initiatives.
Ms. Frawley had a lifelong commitment to public service, with community and professional board roles including Chambers of Commerce in Lowell and Laconia (NH), Women in Communications, Inc., the Belknap Mill Society (NH) and Close Up Foundation (Washington, DC) national advisory council. Her political involvement, as both staff consultant and senior volunteer, included local, state, federal and U.S. presidential contests.
Linda Frawley was recognized with the Sam Gilbreth Achievement Award from the Society for the Advancement of Management at Suffolk University (Boston), where she earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism, and an “Outstanding Young Citizen” designation by the Lowell Jaycees, and honorary alumna status from the Lowell Technological Institute Alumni Association. In New Hampshire, she promoted and developed programs honored by awards from Forbes Magazine, the National Governors Association, National Business Committee for the Arts, Life Communicators Association, New Hampshire Creative Club, and the National Medal of Arts, among other honors and awards.
Ms. Frawley was a 2004-2005 Vesta Roy Excellence in Public Service Fellow and a Lakes Region (NH) resident for many years. She was Chairman of the Belmont Heritage Commission, a founding member of the Village Revitalization Committee and an incorporator of the Belknap Economic Development Council. She also served as a member of the Boston Committee of the Edith Wharton Restoration project group, which recently marked the 150th-year milestone of the celebrated author, decorator and humanitarian.
As the founder and principal of Cotton Hill Consulting Group, she provided many clients with counsel and direct services in strategic public relations and communications, marketing, content development, campaign fundraising, grant-writing and special-project advancement. From 1995 to her passing, Ms. Frawley brought her wisdom, enthusiasm, generosity and unmatched advancement skills to her professional partnership and personal friendship with our firm. She was the object of our great affection and respect. We miss her.
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