frank was a gruff personality to those who did not know him. as i introduced my fam. to him i had to explain that, "frank is just frank". frank "adopted" me and my girls and through the years we helped each other out, spent countless hours in each others company and undertook many "escapades". from model rockets to air guns to surround sound home theatre. the hours we spent positioning the speakers and adjusting levels so as to tweak the experience of actually being there. lol
the hours we spent in the back yard with friends and neighbors, most often initiated and orchestrated by frank. he loved to see people having fun together and sharing stories.
frank loved his war trivia, anything to do with cars and he was a crack craftsman in several fields. damn frank! i should have plied you for more tricks of the trades.
frank was a true humanitarian as well. i have never witnessed him turn down help to anyone who has asked for it. at times offering help to those whom he knew would never ask.
i could go on. i would just like to convey to everyone who reads this that, while frank had a gruff exterior and seemed coarse to those who met him for the first time, frank has a good heart, loved kids, was a very sage craftsman and a true humanitarian to those around him. as i look back and remember that i grew bored sometimes as he recounted his "good ol' days" i'm lucky to have shared his company for as long as i did and really thought i would for a lot longer.
franko you old fart, your memory will live in the hours of my recounting my good ol' days to my kids and friends.
as for myself and the girls....so long frank.....we love you and miss you already. god bless you always
