Frank... jag önskar att jag fått lära känna dig bättre. Jag saknar dig. Det känns konstigt, att du är borta. Du var en av de första som skrev till mig här, och ända från början så tyckte jag om dig. Jag log alltid åt det du skrev. Det är konstigt, hur ont det gör att du inte finns kvar. Jag trodde aldrig att jag skulle bli så ledsen. Det känns så fruktansvärt jobbigt, allting. Jag hoppas du har hittat någon ro, där du är nu. Att du fått slippa smärtan. Jag hoppas du ser ned på oss, och ser hur mycket vi saknar dig. Att du ser hur många som älskade dig, och fortfarande älskar dig.

Tänk att kunna flyga som en fågel, och se allt uppifrån.. att få sväva bland molnen, hur vore livet då?

Orden tar slut.. har inga tårar kvar, så jag kan inte gråta mer.
Vila i frid, det förtjänar du.

Ok people...im worn out for the day...i had a lot of phone calls to make...for those of you that live close to philia (pottstown is 40 miles west of it) you are welcome at the memorial service at noon to 1pm i will be greetting people there..i posted the details about where it is...if any people who live close need my cell # for directions or just have question i can provide my #

for you doubters...i totally understand where you are coming from with the anonymity of the internet and all. i questioned whether i should have even done this but in decided it was the right thing to do depsite the fact that there are probalby some who would do this as a joke...i cannot take obtrusive digital photos at the memorial service...and i beleive its closed casket, but i'll furnish some proof by wednesday..perhaps a a funeral program...but i must be sensitive with the photography which means it probably wont happen

I've told many of you in private messages this but im gonna put it here publicly. in a slit second when frank's dad told me what happened at the gas station...i realized exactly what is important in this life...i question my current career ambitions now and realize what really matters...i kept thinking i'll start livin once my credit card debt is paid off and i get a new apartment...i didnt plan on this though...I had to lose a close (though recently estranged) friend just to reach this epiphany..while i dont want to feel this pain forever i dont want to forget this time...by losing frank i've learned an important lesson that i dont want to fade away over time. I promised myself i'll pursue enough happiness and goodness in my life for both myself and frank and i ask that you all do the same.

Eric

Eric, you don't need to prove anything to us. I think its pretty obvious something was wrong with Frank recently and its all starting to make sense now. I think people want to believe that its some bad prank or something because they can't accept that Frank is gone now, which I don't blame them for.

Thanks for everything Eric, you didn't need to do this but I believe you're a very good person for going out of your way and letting us know.

i'm having a real hard time. i'm saying this because i get the feeling i'm not alone, and i think others need to know they aren't alone grieving hard for someone they may have met once or had conversations with online... tens or hundreds or thousands of conversations. Because it is real. the internet creates an emotional virtual reality that is real for the people involved. so if you are in pain, there's nothing strange or wrong or odd because you grieve. no, you/we/us aren't family but as humans we create family and community where we can. we've done it here. and we loved frank. so bless you all.

be sound.

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I can't believe this. I knew I lived close to Frank, but not a half an hour away.
I didn't hear about this on the news or anything.


Is there a wake?

I'm in total shock right now.

I've never really talked to anyone here trhough PM or or anything like that, at least enough to get to know them well. But I considered him a friend nonetheless. He always treated me (and everyone else) with the uptmost respect and friendliness. For whatever reasons (probably my paranoia above all), I have never really felt like I was welcome here. Frank always made me feel welcome. I was hoping to get to see a show with him in the future and he's one of only two people that I bothered to add to my "friends" list.

I've been battling certain mental issues myself for most of my life and I wish that I had known what Frank was going through so that I could have done my part to help.

I have two strong RM-centric memories: the PJ Olympics last year in which he was the captain of our No Code. We had a blast. I'll also always remember when a bunch of us were in the RM chat room (a unique situation itself as no one was ever in there) and I spent the evening chatting with Frank, T and others. That was the night I found out that Frank and I shared the same affliction of bearing extra-tiny man parts.

RIP, buddy. You'll be missed.

Here's a link

http://www.pottsmerc.com/WebApp/appmana ... ry_1521100

this is so sad. frank was such a nice guy.

maybe we could set something up and make a nice donation in his memory?

(from the link above):
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th St. & Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia PA 19104

This could be done through someone's paypal account.

I would like to go to his service, but it may be strange. I mean I never met the guy buy felt close to him. Hell, he helped me pick an area to live when I moved up here.

I'd certainly do that. Good idea.

Shit. Such terrible news.

My chest hurts even though my only interaction with Frank was reading his great posts.

My sympathy goes out to those who knew him better.

thank you TW for finding this article online...the burden of proof was killing me

http://www.pottsmerc.com/WebApp/appmana ... ry_1521100

I never really knew Frank, but somehow I knew him. I haven't been able to stop crying all night. It must be unbearable for his parents. I'm so very, very sorry. This poem reminds me of him. It's called High Flight.

Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds, — and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of — wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there,
I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air. . . .

Up, up the long, delirious burning blue
I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace
Where never lark, or ever eagle flew —
And, while with silent, lifting mind I've trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.

Goodbye, Frank.

damn. this is terrible news.

Make sure his family knows that there is a large group of people who they don't know that are keeping them in their thoughts and prayers.

I loved Frank. We were very close for a couple of years. I am not surprised and am totally shocked at the same time.

The rest I will keep to myself for now.

I have had about 10 minutes to process all of this but I want to say, quickly, that if we wanted to do a group donation I would be willing to do the same as for the fund we built when his house burned down. I can collect in PayPal for x number of days then send a check to Children's Hospital or whatever we want to do, if it's decided that we want to do that.

Just throwing that out there.