Commissioner Frank Avila, of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, and his wife Sherry will celebrate their 50th Wedding Anniversary Friday, November 27th. Frank and Sherry attribute the success of their marriage to sharing love of family. They are blessed with 3 wonderful children and 2 beautiful grandchildren. Commissioner Avila is the Chairman of the Finance Committee of the District. He was first elected Commissioner in 2002 and is the only engineer on the nine member board. Editor note, the Avila’s reside on the north side of Chicago.