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Join MemoriesMarta Frank Drum Major / Leechburg High School
Rebecca Frank WW2 Military Photo
Rebecca Frank Helping install a roof on a family member's home.
Rebecca Frank Goin' fishin'
Rebecca Frank Whadda guy! Jack with his grandfather.
Andrew Frank Papa keeping me safe while I climbed on his front porch in Lower Burrell
Andrew Frank Jack, Rita and Marta with Andrew some time in 1987 or 1988
Andrew Frank Proud Papa and happy Marta holding Andrew in Rod and Bev's kitchen
Andrew Frank Jack with his lovely wife and daughter
Rebecca Frank Official family whiskey tasting before going to Jack Daniel's distillery. I remember Pawpa wrote things like "pastoral" on his score card. Always a little poetic ham, that guy ;)
Andrew Frank Papa and Claire hanging out in Cheekwood after we all checked out the night lights
Andrew Frank Jack and Bev taking in the nighttime view of the Cheekwood gardens
Andrew Frank Having a good time at the family whiskey tasting
Claire Jaja On a trip together to the Jack Daniels distillery - of course Pawpa is posing exactly like the Jack Daniels statue!
Rebecca Frank Exploring the Model T Exhibit at the Frist Center in Nashville
Andrew Frank Papa never stopped loving Meemaw
Rebecca Frank Seattle Franksgiving 2013 (during which we played the infamous game of Cards Against Humanity.Pawpa won; Evan stormed out!)
Rebecca Frank Made Pawpa his requested "yellow cake" with chocolate icing for his 88th!
Rebecca Frank Sunny walk near Pawpa's home in Hermitage.
Evan Murphy Pawpa with his granddaughter Rebecca when he took us to Percy Priest Lake.
Evan Murphy Pawpa going out for ramen for his first time with us in Nashville. Except instead of ordering normal ramen he ordered some weird cold ramen and hated it.
Rebecca Frank Pawpa taught me how to reupholster the seats of Mom & Dad's dining room chairs after we picked out purple fabric for the project.
Evan Murphy Pawpa with my brother Donovan in Sue and Bob's motor boat. Jack was visiting Horseshoe Bay, TX for his cousin Dean's wife's memorial and they took us out on the lake one day.
Rebecca Frank Posing at the chocolate factory tour with Evan and Devon (being 90 years old didn't stop him form squating low!)
Rebecca Frank Blowing out the candles on his 90th birthday cake!
Rebecca Frank Always loved kickin' back and drinking wine with Pawpa. :) Andrew and Claire made us from-scratch pizza's this night and Evan and Becca got to hang while they were working hard.
Rebecca Frank Having a grand ol time :)
Rebecca Frank Tasting local Seattle ciders with the gang
Rebecca Frank Joint November birthday celebration at the Chocolate shop.
Rebecca Frank Cheers at Pawpa's 90th Birthday Seattle visit.
Andrew Frank Papa get his groove on with Evan playing the piano and the rest of us doing our best to sing at Franksgiving 2015
Claire Jaja Keeping it classy with a glass of wine during his 90th birthday celebration / Franksgiving 2015
Evan Murphy Pawpa with Rebecca, Andrew and Claire when he visited Seattle for the first "Franksgiving" get-together.
Rebecca Frank New Years visit 2015/2016
Rebecca Frank Pawpa (and Becca) playing with paints for her wedding invitations.
Karen Silvey Jack tearing up the dance floor at Becca and Evan's wedding
Evan Murphy Couple a studs. Jack with his son Rod at his granddaughter Rebecca's wedding.
Evan Murphy I've heard that Jack was often the life of the party. You can see truth in that even here at 90 years old at his granddaughter's wedding reception.
Evan Murphy Pawpa having a "little" dessert, apparently caught in the act by his granddaughter Rebecca at her wedding.
Karen Silvey Matt surprising Jack for his 91st birthday
Rebecca Frank Kickin in couch-side at our Christmass celebration
Rebecca Frank Cookie party fun :)
Rebecca Frank Evan leading the Cookie Party in Christmas carols.
Rebecca Frank Sweet moment with Pawpa and Claire dancing.
Rebecca Frank Pawpa being a goof in his chair
Rebecca Frank Pawpa reading the family the classic tale, A Night Before Christmas.
Marta Frank
Marta Frank
Rebecca Frank Papwa, Rod & Bev
Rebecca Frank Classic Pawpa drinking his Old Fashioned.
Evan Murphy Jack with Andrew and Claire on Christmas in 2018.
Rebecca Frank Pawpa, Marta & Spencer at the Frank Christmas dinner.
Rebecca Frank Pretty sure the Mickey Mouse tree toppeer wouldn't pass Pawpa's classy-meter for Christmas decorations ;)
Andrew Frank Group sing along at one of Papa's classic cookie parties
Evan Murphy Pawpa dancing with his granddaughter and having a great time at one of the annual Christmas cookie parties that he loved to host.
Beverly Frank Rod and Jack OCNJ
Claire Jaja Riding the ferris wheel in Ocean City, NJ - so happy that Pawpa was able to make the trip out there with us last year, and we were all able to enjoy a fun beach vacation together!
Andrew Frank Papa with my family in Ocean City, NJ last summer
Marta Frank So much love between these two! ❤
Marta Frank
Rebecca Frank The coffee lover enjoys some Turkish coffee in Seattle fall 2019
Rebecca Frank Cozy times playin games during Pawpa's Seattle visit. He loved the way this AirBnB was decorated. He tried a persimmon during this visit and did not approve, but did approve some of our homemade vegan cheeses! :P
Beverly Frank Jack and his 2 children for his 94th birthday.
Beverly Frank 94th Birthday!
Andrew Frank Papa leaning back and relaxing by the fire with a drink
Andrew Frank Papa telling a yarn while we were cooking s'mores with him in Seattle last winter.
Rebecca Frank Dad showing off his Chopsticks skills to Pawpa :) Marta got Evan a dancing piano for Christmas that all were having fun playing with.
Rebecca Frank These two loved hanging out late telling stories. This was taken after we were all together and enjoyed an early Christmas dinner of red & green pesto pasta.
Andrew Frank A very happy Jack opening a present last Christmas
Beverly Frank Papa with his 2 grandsons last Christmas Eve.
Jack D. Frank of Hermitage, Tennessee, peacefully passed away on April 25, 2020. He was 94. The consensus is, from anyone who had the pleasure of getting to know him, that, “he was the sort of charming person you love the moment you met him.” In a lot of ways, he led a charmed life; he was of the Greatest Generation, narrowly survived the war, and ...
Beverly Frank Rebecca and Evan got Papa a visit from a volunteer dog for Christmas 2019.
Marta Frank Becca lovin' on Indi Art lessons from Pawpa
Marta Frank Frank Family Reunions / '57 and' 58 /4 generations *Rod, Dad, Nana(Jack's mother) and Mamaw (Jack's grandmother)
Marta Frank Memorial Day 2019 w/ Mom at Nat'l Cemetary
Marta Frank
Marta Frank
Marta Frank The 2nd half of Dad's military duty... Going into the "Real Army". 1945
Marta Frank Indi, Andrew, Dad, Rod
Marta Frank The "Frank siblings" @ a family reunion. Youngest to oldest/left to right: Kit (Catherine) , Speck(Laurence) , Laura, Lee, Leb, Dean, Grace, Zelda, Jessie, and Libby(Elizabeth) - Dad's mother!
Marta Frank Second childhood, maybe???? Circa 1983
I would just like to point out that the one common thread between all these memories/pictures is that Dad is smiling. That's him. Always smiling and happy. And that's how I will remember him.
Marta Frank
Marta Frank The new family. Jack, Rita and Rod. 1957
Marta Frank Dad and Spencer 1997
Marta Frank My parents' alter-egos...
I remember being a child and going to the Frank's house, just 3 door's down. I used to feel like it was a museum. Everything unique just like the beautiful friend's that lived there. Mr Frank was a man I will always respect. Rita was a delight in my life also. God Bless you all as you celebrate a wonderful man and life Love you all🙏❤️😢
Marta Frank With cousins Cassy and Jim Then with my (Marta) best friend Karen and husband, Sam.
FROM FRIEND SANDY CROW... Jack is and was one of my favorite people in the world. We knew each other from attending church together at St. John’s. After Rita died, one day Jack asked me what I did to keep busy from one Sunday to the next. I told him about the Donelson Senior Center where my son, Wayne and I spent quite a bit of time. It wasn’t...
I will always remember, and miss, the theological and life-discussion Jack and I had. Often we agreed to disagree; however, every time, our faith grew together as did our bond as brothers-in-Christ. Even though Jack was unable to join us for our monthly "prayer and probability" meetings for several years (poker), I will also miss those times too. G...
I am so sorry to hear of Jack’s passing. The world was a better place because he was in it. I remember him so fondly from church, smiling, and always kind. he always had something nice to say, and it just felt good to be around him. my deepest sympathies to all who knew and loved Jack. If anyone knows some of his favorite songs, please let me know....
Live stream of Jack's memorial service: http://jdfwatch.rodfrank.org/
Karen Silvey We sure loved spending time with Jack. Matt visiting from VA in TN to see Jack.
Karen Silvey Fun times with Cousin Jack
Karen Silvey Robert with Jack. As Robert said he married into the family but Jack always made him feel special and loved like family. Robert enjoyed when Jack would show us his painting he did or just spend time together sharing stories.
Rod Frank: Did you get the message I sent about Jack? I'm working with a new PC, & I'm afraid I lost it!!! Robert M. Glover
Karen Silvey Jack, Matt and Wayne at 2013 Family Reunion
Karen Silvey 2013 Family Reunion
Bob Glover BOO BOO : verse reference should be 1 Tim. 6:11 !!!
Karen Silvey Me with my favorite cousin, Jack. He is definitely going to be missed! So many great memories together. Always enjoyed spending time together, laughing and sharing stories.
As Jack's Friend & S.S. teacher, I had had enough years of exposure to Jack's personality to not only agree with all of the other good things that have been said about him, but also to label Jack in the biblical context of a "Man of God"! I cite Bible verses Micah 6:8, &1st.Timothy 6:8 as evidence. Blessings, Bob Glover
Karen Silvey Fun time with family
Mark Simon Jack was more than a cousin to me. He was like a brother. An extraordinary man who always treated Connie and I special. Jack’s generous heart, kind and positive outlook together with wise counsel was truly appreciated. We will treasure wonderful memories that will stay with us forever. Miss you Jack.
Jack Christopher Frank Jack D. Frank holding me, his younger cousin and namesake Jack C. Frank, at my christening in 1951 as my big brothers Ken an Rick look on!