Reverend Frank J. Gilchrist

I was a very young student at SMI, Amsterdam, NY. When Father Gilchrist was attached there. I remember when he enlisted in the Air Force. He came to our classroom in full uniform to say good bye. Handsome man in his uniform. I still remember. He was loved by all the children.

My deepest sympathy on the loss of Fr. Frank. He was a dear life-long friend of my parents Mary Lawlor and Bill Beidl. He married them and also presided over their funerals in 1994 and 2004 respectively.
Although I saw him seldom, he was such a warm man that I always felt I knew him bettter than I really did.
He was a great comfort to me and my brothers Bill and Peter.

To Msgr. Gilchrist: Your priestly service will not soon be forgotten in Watervliet. You will be missed.

I met Fr. Gilchrist through a mutual friend, Fr. Joseph Conway. Fr. Conway was a dear friend to me since I was his altar boy at Sacred Heart in Castleton. Fr. Conway always spoke highly of Fr. Gilchrist right up to his passing a number of years ago. I still remember Fr. Gilchrist's eulogy at Fr. Conway's funeral when he referred to him as a "Christ-like" man. That phrase has stuck with me all these years and now these two "Christ-like" men are together again, still doing God's work as...

Thank you for touching our lives and for your quiet influence. We'll be leaving an extra chair at the dinner table whenever chicken marsala is on the menu!

I picture you sitting at a simple table quietly enjoying a bowl of soup. Probably soup Mary Rose made for you and the other Fr. Frank you were living with in Albany. You always made time to meet and talk with me. My favorite was meeting you in Washington Park to go for a grand power walk. Thank you for your tender fatherly care, your sound advice, and text book money for college. hey pop, i really miss you. i know you're praying for me. you probably don't need mine so give 'em to...

TO THE GILCHRIST FANILY, OUR PRAYERS & THOUGHTS ARE WITH YOU AT THIS TIME

To the family of Father Gillchrist,

My mother died in July, Loretta Blankschen French. When Father was at OLA in Whitehall, he was very helpful to her and her three small chidren after her husband was killed in Korea. Our family's sympathy and prayers are with you.

Father Frank was an amazing man. He enriched my life.