Frank Nashalman

June 14th, 2021

Frank and I worked together for a period in the mid1980s…one of life’s unforgettable meetings. It may have been a stressful time but Frank had a way t bring a positive slant on things.

I might also say that I introduced Frank to moving office furniture and driving a U-Haul truck! He was game and surprised himself with his performance in spite of telling me “Jewish men don’t do these things!”

I was privileged to know Frank and cherish the time spent with him.

~Jerry Juhl
~Friend, LaQuinta CA

July 23rd, 2015

The best of the best. Couldn’t ask for a more loving, positive, funny, perfect role model. I love you, Grampy. You will be missed more than you know. Xoxo

~Becca
~Granddaughter, Arlington Heights, IL

July 17th, 2015

I have known Judy and Frank for over 50 years. In all that time, I’ve never heard Frank say an unkind word. He could even argue politics using polite language and a non-threatening tone. But mostly I remember Frank and his silly-sweet comments. When I was much younger and in the company of Frank, he’d touch my cheek and say, “So-o-o smooth. What do you use on your face?” I always answered with my product of the day: “Noxema.” He did that so often that when gag gifts for Frank were requested for one of his birthdays, I bought him a big jar of Noxema and a washcloth. (I’ve never followed up to see if he used them. I just know he always looked terrific!)

There were so many funny Frank stories. I’m glad I remember some of them. They’ll make me smile when I feel like crying at the loss of such a great man.

~Bonnie Feingold
~friend, Glenview, IL

July 16th, 2015

I met Frank at a class at Roosevelt University. He told me that he had just met a girl named Judy Twinkler or Wilson or something. He sure met the right girl. His favorite line to me over the years was “you don’t call your friends. I have lots of other friends you know”, and ” how can a retired school teacher afford to go on vacations every year?” and “look at my woman, isn’t she a good woman?” He has given me so many great laughs over the last 58 years. Bev and I will miss him so much.

~Bob Hirsch
~friend, Lincolnwood illinois

July 15th, 2015

The first time Frank called my husband, Stan, to ask him to a Saturday guys-only lunch, he left this message on our answering machine, “The guys are getting together on Shabbos.” My non-Jewish husband said, “What the heck is he talking about?” I translated Shabbos, and then said, “Just go. Frank will make sure you have a good time.”

That’s what Frank was about–having a good time and seeing that others did too. Whether it be with his family or friends, he was the proverbial life of the party, telling us “young ladies” how good we looked, or how he managed to accidentally knock over a waitress holding a tray full of food, or how he met a guy, a guy he’d never seen before, on a plane and ended up staying at his apartment in Florida. (I think I have that last one right, but, if not, it sounds like Frank.) We could always count on him to make us laugh.

We miss him dearly for the fun and many other things he gave to us, but we were so blessed to have him in our lives for so many years. I met him in 1957, Stan in 1985. Throughout those years, he always made us feel special, and we want Judy, Debbie, Scott, Eileen, Maria, Greg, and the grandchildren to know how special he was to us. There was only one Frank, and we were lucky enough to know him.

All our love,
Judi and Stan

~Judi and Stan Veoukas
~Very, very good friends, Lake Villa, IL

July 14th, 2015

Frank July 2005 at our wedding.

~Deb and Greg
~Daughter and Son, Arlington Heights

July 14th, 2015

Frank’s “Secrets to Success”

Frank’s “First Secret to Success”?
He was able to make new friends quickly and easily everywhere he went because he made every person he spoke with feel important; from waiter, to cab driver to family member. He took the time to listen… intently and made each person feel like they were the only person in the room.

He did this naturally, and without any apparent effort, like walking in the park, which made him unique and interesting in an increasingly distracted age when many people find it difficult to focus for more than 30 seconds.

Frank’s “Second Secret to Success”?
He would consider someone else’s opposing point of view and would accept it right away even if he had not previously considered it. After a conversation with Frank many times the person he was speaking with learned something new, and just as many times so did Frank.

The proof that Frank’s “Secrets to Success” worked well are all around us:

* Frank’s devoted, extended family,

* The many life-long friends he made “back in the neighborhood” where he grew up,

* Friends from his working days,

* And the numerous families who visited his house when they learned of his passing because he touched their lives as well.

* And, yes the waiters and waitresses who knew him well enough to expect at some point he would say within earshot of them “look we’ve got the best person in the restaurant waiting on us today!”

We all carry with us our own fond memories of Frank, and will in our own ways, strive to be more like him from this day on.

Frank Alav Ha-sholom

~Deb and Greg
~Daughter and Son, Arlington Heights

July 13th, 2015

Judy, You and Frank are two of the most special people. I will always remember the love you had for each other. You and all your family are in my prayers. Love, Susan

~Susan
~Friend,