Frederic W. Frank
The son of
After graduating in 1951 from
After being discharged, he went to work as a cutter at the old
In 1962, he married the former
After working for his father-in-law's firm for a year or so, he and his wife established
"It was on the eve of the 1968 riots in
"He had a lot of guts and taught us that this is a service business. He used to go out at
"Fred got well known on the streets of
"During the 1968 riots, all of the bail money he loaned came back," his son said. "It was the action. He loved the action of the business. He used to say, 'It's all about people.' He was good at what he did, and if he couldn't get someone out, he'd return all of the money."
"We used to bail people out when they had very little money, but they would pay it back with interest," said
"He did a lot of really great things for people including his employees. He took in a troubled guy and gave him a chance. He turned his life around and [the man] has now worked for us for 40 years," he said. "People don't have any idea of what Fred has done. He helped out plenty of people, and people gravitated to him because he was such a nice guy."
He established
"With
"The gunman told everyone to put their wallets and jewelry on the table," recalled
"While he was not physically imposing, he enjoyed being physically fit," said
"He never really retired," his son said. "He was still calling in every day, even when he was in the hospital for chemotherapy treatments. His brain never stopped working and he never lost his sense of humor."
A resident of
He was a member of Baltimore Hebrew Congregation.
Funeral services were held Wednesday at Sol Levinson & Bros. in
In addition to his wife of 53 years and his son,
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