Frank Lt.Col. Hubp

Lt. Colonel Frank Hubp was born in Mexico City on 2 August 1927 to Otto and Francis Potter Hubp from Great Britain - and grew up there until his father gave up his dairy business and moved the family to Houston, Texas in 1940. Two years later, his father was hired by the US Dept. of Agriculture and moved the family to Venezuela, but Frank stayed in Houston to start high school. Then his parents sent him to finish high school in New Brunswick, Canada, where he graduated from Mount Allison Academy.

Frank originally enlisted in US Army in 1946. He graduated from Airborne jump School and served as a radio/teletype operator in the Panama Canal Zone and Germany. Frank was discharged in 1949 and took advantage of the GI Bill to enroll in animal husbandry and Army ROTC at Colorado A&M. He graduated and went on active duty as a 2nd Lt. in January 1954.

After receiving his commission, Frank convinced his college girlfriend Janet Lee Smythe to marry and his first assignment was with a 280mm Atomic Cannon Battalion in Germany. He then went on to serve with the 1st Calvary Division in Korea in 1959; as a ROTC Instructor at North Dakota State University in 1960; an 8" SP Field Artillery Battalion, again in Germany in 1963; as Battalion Commander of the 1st Brigade CST in Fort Huachuca, AZ in 1966; a G-5 Psy-Ops advisor with II Corps in Pleiku, Vietnam in 1967-68; then an Artillery Advisor to the Colorado National Guard in Denver in 1969; and as Deputy Commander of the School of the Americas in Ft. Gulick, the Panama Canal Zone in 1970. Frank's final assignment was at Fort Hood, TX where her retired in June 1976. His many military decorations included the Bronze Star, the Meritorious Service Medal with Oak Leaves, the Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaves and the Air Medal for his C-47 flights dropping radio receivers over the Ho Chi Minh Trail.

In 1995, while Frank was serving as Mayor of Holyoke, Co - his first wife, Janet, was diagnosed with cancer and passed away. He then took a trip to see friends in Punta Gorda, FL - and met Eileen Cole - who was a choir member of a local church. Their close friendship turned to love, and Eileen and Frank were very happily married on Valentine's Day February 14, 1999.

Frank and Eileen left Florida and moved to Air Force Village II in October 2002, where Frank was surrounded by many valued new and old friends - and where he was very proud to be living amongst so many true American heroes.

Frank is survived by his wife, Eileen: sons, Dan and his wife, Jing and their son Zeon; Lance, and his son Carson Dzuris; Ron and his wife, Dawn and their son Jackson: step-son Richard Cole; step-daughter, Diane Mannion, and her husband, John; his brother, Donald Hubp and his wife, Barbara, and many nieces and nephews.

GRAVESIDE SERVICE

THURSDAY

AUGUST 11, 2011

9:00 A.M.

FORT SAM HOUSTON NATIONAL CEMETERY

1520 WURZBACH RD.

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78209

MEMORIAL SERVICE FOLLOWS

11:00 A.M.

AIR FORCE VILLAGE II

HIGH FLIGHT CHAPEL

5100 JOHN D. RYAN BLVD.

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78245

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the New Chapel Fund at Air Force Village II.