Thursday, February 22, 2018
Please accept my expressions of sorrow on hearing of Frank's passing. Frank and I worked together many years ago when he was at Merrill and I was the contact person at Seafirst. Unlike virtually all his peers, Frank was always professional, gentlemanly and even tempered, even when we might have widely differing views and understandings. Over the years I learned a great deal from Frank and hopefully he learned a little about the Pacific Northwest. Over the years after we both changed careers, we maintained a long distance e-mail contact (I am in Seattle),and I always enjoyed his updates about his family. It served to emphasized to me the importance his family was to Frank.
Frank befriended me on several occasions. When I was new to the job and visiting NYC for the first time, Frank showed me around a bit. We could always laugh when we realized we were taking ourselves too seriously. I recall telling Frank about my schedule with meetings on Wall Street followed by meetings at 59th St, separated by only 10-15 minutes. He quickly corrected my impression of the size of Manhattan, even after I insisted my meetings were only about 1 inch apart on the map.
I know your loss is greater than mine: you lost a husband and father, but I lost a dear friend.
WARM REGARDS AND BEST OF WISHES,
Mitchell R Day
