Sunday, November 15, 2015
I was in the Army with Frank in '58 along with Joel Rosenshein, Willie Lipinski, George Fedun. Even though we were from the Hasbrouck, Fallsburg, Woodbourne area, my moving out of the area in '64 to New Paltz basically interrupted relationships that I had at the time, although Frank and I managed to 'bump' into each other occasionally, particularly when he operated the garage at the end of the village. I remember vividly that we both had girl friends once out of the Army and like all young romances 'went the way of the wind' and us consoling ourselves at Nat Levine's over beer and pizza, I believe the term that aptly describes the situation is 'crying in our beer'! we were supposed to meet in June past for lunch and for whatever reason, this never materialized and I am dreadfully sorry that this did not materialize. I and Willie were in the 3rd training regiment at Fort Dix and the other three in the 1st and 4th.But we had occasion to meet often during basic training. I found Frank to be a congenial man with an infectious grin and laugh. Please accept my deepest sympathies. I will miss him. People need people around them with shared memories and experiences to keep themselves 'sane' and balanced in a world that has gone to hell. Robert LaPolt
Liberty, NY 845-292-7160
Woodbourne, NY 845-434-7363
Livingston Manor, NY 845-439-4333