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Lake Forest family starts foundation in honor of late son

Nancy and Ross Friedman, of Lake Forest, founders of the GPF Foundation, speak at the foundation’s launch event at Northmoor Country Club in Highland Park, Saturday, Oct. 27. photo courtesy of Rick Fingerman
GPF Foundation Board Advisor Harry Griffith (right) speaks at the foundation launch event, Saturday, Oct. 27, at Northmoor Country Club in Highland Park. Photo courtesy of rick fingerman

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Katie Copenhaver, Freelance Reporter
3:58 pm CDT October 29, 2018
Ross and Nancy Friedman launched the GPF Foundation in honor of their son, Gregory Paul Friedman, a Lake Forest High School graduate, Saturday, Oct. 27 with an informational and fundraising event at Northmoor Country Club in Highland Park. Two-hundred and ninety people attended the dinner program, maxing out reservations for the club. The Friedmans are Lake Forest residents, and their friends, family and business associates from throughout the Chicago area and the United States came to support the foundation.

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