FRANK FOGEL

Condolences & Memories (6 entries)

• I have known my Uncle Frank since I was little. Sadly only in the early years and in the the last years. Frank was a true original. To be unique in this world is a blessing. Whenever I was with him he would always have a good story and a kind word and always a smile. I could tell he was doting to my aunt and loved to proudly show photos and talk about his many grandchildren and family when I visited. I am sure he will be truly missed by his family and all who loved him. - Posted by: Sid Dashefsky (Nephew) on: Feb 15, 2014

• It is difficult to lose someone that you love, respect and cherish, even if you know that it had to be. Frank was a delightful person. He was charming, in that you always looked forward to spending some time with him. Although he was my father-in-law, he was my friend, and I am proud to say that I considered him amongst my very best of friends (although he certainly was more deserving of respect than any of them). He was easy to talk to and he listened to what you had to say. He was not easily offended and he loved a joke (even a bad one). He seemed to be able to say the right things, with pragmatic sense and perfect timing. He had no airs and no pretenses, and although he had little time for those who did, the pretentious would never know it when they talked to Frank. Whenever I met anyone who either knew him or met him, I was moved by their glowing references to him and their descriptions of him. I will always be able to picture him (jumping out of my car, while it was still moving much to my terror, to secure a parking spot) and hear him announcing that the newest family member was "the smartest of them all". No one was as proud of their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren as Frank. No dog could be so mean so as to bite that man. - Posted by: Jeffrey Selby (son in law of deceased) on: Feb 13, 2014

• There was nothing that my father wouldn't do for his grandchildren. I remember one day getting a phone call from him. "Get ready -- We're going for a ride to Banff to pick up a dead moose," he said. "A dead moose???" I asked. "Yes," he said, "Melanie (who was studying science) called and she needs it for university, and they have one that was hit by a car in Banff, but it has to be picked up today." "How are we going to transport a dead moose with a mini-van?" I asked. But, he was determined. If his granddaughter needed a dead moose, he would find a way of getting it. "We'll figure it out when we get there." He hung up and I called my sister in Winnipeg. "How do you expect us to get a dead moose to Winnipeg?" I asked. "He believed it?" she asked. "But, it's April Fools Day," she said. You see, every April Fools Day, the grandchildren would call their zaida and play a joke and he would play along. It was a family tradition he enjoyed. Only this year, he hadn't noticed the date (and neither had I) and he was bound and determined that if his granddaughter needed a dead moose for school, he would find a way of getting it for her. After all, there was nothing my father wouldn't do for his grandchildren. - Posted by: Rickie Selby (daughter) on: Feb 12, 2014

• He sounds like a wonderful man. I know how much he meant to you Melanie, I'm so sorry for all the losses you have had recently. - Posted by: Joan Mongillo (friend to Melanie Martin) on: Feb 12, 2014

• Because of our zeida's love of zoos (that he passed on to us), Candice, Melanie, Jeffrey and Samantha would also gratefully accept donations to the Assiniboine Park Nature Conservancy Churchill Exhibit OR to our mother Cheryl Arnold's memorial fund at the Jewish Foundation of Manitoba. Dr. Ralph, your staff and nurses, thank you thank you thank you! You gave us our zeida for an extra 11 years of life. He got to become a great-grandfather and great he certainly was! Dr. Wong's recent referral led Frank to another miracle worker, Nurse Practitioner Pam Johnston. Thank you Ms Johnston for making our zeida's final month much more comfortable!!! Our zeida passed away to the day on the Jewish calendar of the death of his wife Sally Fogel (February 18, 2013) - Posted by: Candice Tenenbin (Granddaughter) on: Feb 12, 2014

• We had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Fogel at Josh Selby's wedding. A very interesting man, and one quite clearly doted on and cherished by his extensive progeny. - Posted by: Sanjeev Parmar & Caroline Parmar (Friends of the Selby famiky) on: Feb 12, 2014