Frank EMSPAK

I was very sorry to hear about Frank's death, although I hadn't seen him in almost fifty years. In the mid 1970s I lived with three friends on the first floor of the house on Cherry St. in Lynn that Frank and Dolores owned. The whole family made a strong impression on me. There was Dolores working so hard to get through medical school while raising two children. I think Jesse was about five and Freya was about three, both incredibly cute and fun-loving kids. I believe Frank was still...

Frank was about 17 when I first met him. Amazing how little he changed.

As the title of his recent memoir suggests, Frank was a "troublemaker" in the best sense of the term. Everyone can pay tribute to him now by getting a copy of his book, a truly illuminating account of his many decades of labor and political activism. Frank's career combined practicality with great principle. His work always reflected an unwavering belief that only working class organizing can alter the balance of power between capital and labor, on the job and in the community. Brother Frank...

I am so sad to learn this, Reaching out to Dollyo whom I was always so fond, even though our pathways separated as adults. Love to the family.