Francis Bernard Jakubik was born on September 9, 1935 in Yoakum, Texas, the youngest of five children of Joseph and Josephine Jakubik. He spent his early days playing with his brother Joe, serving as an altar boy, and learning everything he could about the ‘way things work’. After graduating high school, Frank first went to work for the highway department as a surveyor before enlisting in the army and learning electronics at missile school based at Fort Bliss near El Paso, Texas. He received an honorable discharge and began work for the El Paso Natural Gas Company maintaining radio monitoring equipment along the pipeline between Tucson and El Paso.
Frank was transferred to the Tucson office where he met Sandra Polichetti and they were married on July 20, 1963. They settled in Tucson and welcomed a daughter Sallie, then soon moved to San Jose, CA for Frank to take a job with IBM as a systems engineer. While living there, sons J.J., and Paul were born. IBM relocated the family to San Antonio for several years before Frank went to work for Sandra’s father-in-law as a vice president and later president of Tucson Truck Terminal (TTT) in Tucson. He and Sandy retired in 2000 and moved to Carrollton, TX.
Frank’s integrity, kindness and servant heart were obvious to all who knew him. Although happy to be seen as the quiet one when compared to his vivacious wife, Frank’s easy-going nature and compassionate spirit were the perfect balance in the couple’s marriage and they enjoyed 57 years together. He never went to college but he was often the smartest man in the room and he could fix just about anything. In addition to his handy side, he could also carry a tune. During his days in El Paso, he sang in a barbershop quartet, placed first in a regional competition, and competed in national competitions as well.
Upon moving to Carrollton, Frank volunteered at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, where he participated in the Christ Renews His Parish retreat and served as a eucharistic minister. He loved gathering with friends and family, attending mass, and had close relationships with each of his grandkids: Jason and Jacob Garza, Annika and Collin Jakubik, and Connor, Maddie Sue and Jessica Jakubik.
Frank died on May 3, 2021 at CHRISTUS St. Joseph Village in Coppell, TX from complications of late-stage kidney disease. A funeral mass will be held Friday, May 28th at 10 am at St. Ann Catholic Parish in Coppell. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to Frank’s favorite charity, Sts Patrick and Kizito Youth Organization (P.O. Box 1521, Coppell, TX 75019), or the charity of your choice.
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