RIP Frankie the Yankee....

[flintknapper]

I have seen several posts in the past 6-8 months jokingly accusing one member or another of being “Frankie the Yankee” ( a past member here).

I have even done this myself on at least one occasion. I have in recent months checked a couple of other forums that I knew Frankie belonged to and found his last “activity” there to be June of this year.

Unfortunately, I just found this one….and I am certain this is “our” Frankie.

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Although Frankie and I often found ourselves in disagreement, I did admire his tenacity…and never doubted his sincerity concerning gun rights and the RKBA.

RIP….Frankie!

[NcongruNt]

I'm sad to see him go. He was a great guy.

[flb_78]

[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=JsbUP0x8o2k[/youtube]

[seamusTX]

R.I.P. indeed, and let us pray for comfort for his family.

He probably was never in line to be appointed a diplomat, but he told the truth. As often as he could for some who couldn't understand it. I hope that is how he would want to be remembered.

- Jim

[jbirds1210]

Wow...the little girl in the video obviously lost someone that was crazy about her. RIP Frankie.

Jason

[LarryH]

Looks like Frankie loved many of the same things I do . . . guitars, guns, motorcycles, and grand-daughters.

RIP, indeed. See you on the other side.

[KBCraig]

Wow, that's unfortunate. From time to time I would wonder if he "went away mad" and I missed it, but I always expected that he would pop back in one of these days.

Let's hope they have MP5 vending machines in Heaven.

[anygunanywhere]

I hope and pray that his family and friends find comfort in their loss.

Anygunanywhere

[longtooth]

Thank you for posting this after finding it.
LT

[Liberty]

He will be missed, He was a passionate man who made his portion of the world richer and better.

God bless you Frankie

[longhorn_92]

Praying for his family! This will be a very difficult Christmas for them...

[lrb111]

Thanks Flint. In one of his last posts he mentioned that he was ill. I was wondering myself. He had a lot more in common than the RKBA with all of us.

[thankGod]

RIP Frankie. God Bless!

[Venus Pax]

Prayer sent for Frankie's family; thanks for posting this, Flint.

[flintknapper]

Thanks Flint. In one of his last posts he mentioned that he was ill. I was wondering myself. He had a lot more in common than the RKBA with all of us.

I thought he had said something about it here. He PM'd me once stating that he was "not well", but did not say just how bad it was.

Had I known his condition...I would have viewed some of his posts differently. I am sure some of us (me included) sometimes felt he was a little too "eager" to argue any small point.

In reflection, I think he may have have felt an urgency to speak his mind "while he could". A last attempt to "leave a mark"...and champion a cause he believed in.

In any case, he is at peace now.