REMEMBERING FRANK TENCZA

This man, Frank W. Tencza, left a life-time impression on my soul. We met at Saint Louis University in the Fall of 1962 and remained friends til the end. The highlight of our college days at SLU came in the Spring of 1963. Crazy as I may have been, I drove an amphibious car ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER at midnight with Frank as my passenger.  We landed in Mississippi mud.

Frank was always a free spirit. He was dauntless. His natural abilities as an artist were nonpareil. Frank could draw anything. In college I witnessed a rendering of a German combat soldier Frank did in 10 minutes! In Vietnam, Frank was a year ahead of me. Once he penned a B-52 bomber in flight as a cachet on the air mail envelope.

Frank introduced me to Mount Holyoke College, S. Hadley, and to folk singer JOSH WHITE. We had fun as we should have. As a marketing specialist with MASS MUTUAL, Springfield, Frank imparted selling to yours truly. "He knew how to get to the printer!:.. and to "Enjoy the ride".

Frank was unique in his own right. He loved baseball and the Boston Red Sox. His rendering of a baseball in flight is wonderful. Maybe it belongs in the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown?

Yes, some of us grow old and then a few leave an indelible mark on our souls. Frank Tencza touched me as no other friend could! RIP Frankie!

YOUR FRIEND,

'POTVIN'