He was born in Rochester, NY to Louise and Augustine Farese. He was preceded in death by his brother Genaro and sisters Elizabeth and Rosemary.
Frank was divorced twice. Married for three years to Julienne, resulting in their children Frank Jr. and Suzanne (Suzy). The 56-year marriage to Lenore produced daughter Andrea.
Frank had three children, Frank Jr. [Margaret], Suzy, and Andrea [Dave]. There are three grandchildren, Sara [Tim], Frank [Alexa], and Rick [Brooke]. There are two great grand children, Ella (7) and Wesley (4).
After graduating high school in Rochester Frank attended Maryknoll Apostolic College. He decided to take a different path than the priesthood and went to the University of Rochester. He joined the Air Force and was stationed in San Antonio where he completed night classes to secure his Bachelor of Science degree. He married in San Antonio and was transferred to Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, MS, where Frank Jr. was born in 1953.
After discharge from the Air Force they lived in Baton Rouge, where Frank attended Louisiana State University and Suzy was born. After divorce he remained there to complete his M.A. and Ph.D in Psychology. He was very proud of being Dr. Farese. He moved to Houston and went to work for IBM as an applied science manager doing technical sales with computer applications in the petrochemical and power industries. His strength was mathematics. He met Lenore at IBM and they were married in 1958. Andrea was born in 1959. During this time he also practiced clinical psychology and was on the faculty of Baylor College of Medicine.
Frank transitioned to Big Three Industries (acquired by Air Liquide) from 1960-1967, where he was Assistant to the Chairman. He managed the design and construction of twenty three oxygen and nitrogen cryogenic plants.
In 1967 he purchased and ran Industrial Insulators, Inc., specializing in design and application of insulation of power, petrochemical, and especially cryogenic facilities. He downsized in 1973 to run Strategic Insulation to perform insulation construction and primarily wrote specifications, consulted, and pioneered computerizing the insulation field.
After 1976 he focused on consulting, worked closely with Southwest Research Institute, and moved from Houston to Conroe, TX. After the RV and motor coaching bug hit hard, they decided to move and become full timers in Yuma, AZ in 1986, where he lived for 33 years.
In Yuma Frank was heavily involved with the Knights of Columbus and was a Fourth Degree. He loved playing golf and they lived with the Yuma Country Club in their backyard. He was especially fond of his involvement with the Elks of Yuma Lodge 476. He served many positions as trainer and was the Exalted Ruler one year. He began Yuma Software which developed software used by Elks lodges to manage their membership and activities. This business was a full-time job that he loved. Ten years ago he donated the software to the national Elks and it still remains the foundation of all Elks Lodge software.
He loved swimming, running, and road biking. He loved computers, software, photography, electrical gadgets, and watches and clocks. He loved old movies and was always reading. He especially loved traveling whether to Mexico and Guatemala to visit the ruins or motor coaching all over the US. He graduated from a Volkswagen to larger and larger vehicles until having a Prevost full scale bus.
He was intense and he could be funny. He was brilliant and he could be oblivious. His memory was exceptional. He loved to tipple, but especially with friends. He delighted in doing his great Donald Duck voice for grandchildren. He loved being casual in shorts and a guayabera shirt, but loved the formality in dressing up for special occasions and rituals. He was full of life!
The family would like to express their thanks to the staff at River Valley Estates, Abrio Care, Yuma Davita, Yuma Regional Medical Center, and Hospice of Yuma for their exceptional and loving care. Special thanks are due his Elk friends Adolfo Ramos and John Fuller.
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