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FRANKLIN MAISANO Obituary
a longtime resident of Greenwich, Connecticut died of natural causes on August 10, 2015 in Rye Brook, NY surrounded by his family. He was born in Newark, NJ and lived in New York City, Union, NJ as well as Canton, Ohio where he graduated from McKinley High School. A proud graduate of Michigan State University, Franklin also attended NYU Business School and was a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University. He was a pioneer in the development of variable insurance products and served as President of Equitable Variable Life, Chief Executive Officer of Integrity Life and National Mutual Life in the USA. Prior to that, he served as President of the Manhattan Life insurance Company for more than 20 years. Franklin was predeceased by his mother and stepfather, Esther and Nicholas Guittilla of Canton, Ohio, and his brothers, Salvatore of Union, NJ and Lawrence of Canton, Ohio, as well as his niece, Mary Jane VanderPyl. He is survived by his nieces and nephews, Phillip Maisano, Esther Rosenthal, Therese Schneider, Sarah Marks, RoseAnn Collingsworth and Patrick Palma as well as many grand nieces and nephews all of whom loved and cherished him. Franklin's long time personal assistant, Winnie Flanagan was with him to the end. Franklin received numerous awards and recognition for his charitable endeavors which included board memberships at the ASPCA, the Family Service Association and the Madison Square Boys and Girls Club. Franklin who was stricken with polio at an early age, was disabled all of his adult life, however, after a series of amazing successes, he would often say his disability never defined him rather it made him stronger and more determined. His example will live on with all who knew him. He was a good man, loved and respected by all. He will be buried in Canton, Ohio with his beloved parents. A memorial service will be held at Our Lady of Mercy Church in Park Ridge, NJ on October 3, 2015 at 10:00 o'clock. In lieu of flowers, donations in his honor should be made to the SPCA of Westchester County (a no kill shelter) 590 North State Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510 or on line at www.SPCA914.org
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Jill Teschke
December 6, 2015
Franklin was a friend of our family for almost 40yrs. He was a lovely man adored by our children Kim, Graham (now deceased) and Erika. He was always ready to fly to where we happened to be living at the time, to spend time with us and the children and join their little worlds.
These we have loved - these fragile fleeting things that touch our lives with beauty - and are gone
Sleep gently dear Frank, you will always be in my heart
Jill Teschke
Dallas TX
Erika Teschke
December 5, 2015
Missing Frank. Always a half-full glass kind of guy, I'll always remember him making me laugh as a kid and opening his home to visits whenever I wanted when I was at college in Massachusetts. Lover of dogs, I'll never forget his love for Boomer. And his cries of "I'm coming Boomer!" while driving down the Merrick Pkwy. He was an original. You'll always been in my thoughts, Frank.
August 21, 2015
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Donna Gasser Barnum
August 18, 2015
Thanks for the great memories when I was a teen. Cleaning the office on a Sunday morning in NYC and driving Esther and I around Greenwich Village. You will always be fondly remembered.
Debby Kaneshige
August 18, 2015
I am so sorry. I liked him so much!He was so nice to me when I was younger.
Robert Federico
August 16, 2015
On behalf of Repertorio Español I send our condolences to the family of Franklin. During the 80's while at Equitable, Franklin served on the Board of Directors and was responsible for Repertorio's development. He will never be forgotten.
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