Frank S. Kapral

Thanks coach Kapral for the time you spent with all us young at the time kids teaching us how to wrestle
There's days that I still think of it and how you had a way of turning doubts into a can do as long as you worked at it

ONE OF A KIND - Coach Frank KAPRAL remained an icon of CG Academy. A well rounded guy. i worked at CGA 7 yrs, including on the undefeated '63 Team & Tangerine Bowl. There we met "sand spurs." 2nd day of practice, Coach K brought work gloves to protect our soft cadet hands. But when i asked for mine, he said , " ONLY FOR LINEMEN - YOU BACKS HANDS NOT SUPPOSED TO TOUCH THE SAND..." His wife Doris told me of his 3 MOST IMPORTANT BONES IN THE HUMAN BODY: ...

Our sincere condolences to the Kapral family.

My sincere condolences to the Kapral family.

Captain Kapral taught me wrestling and self defense when I was a young CGA dependent in the 1960s. He was respected by all who knew him and I'm really sorry to hear of his passing. I'll never forget how good he was to me and will forever be grateful to all I learned from him.

My sincere condolences to the Kapral family. Frank was a good neighbor and friend.
Bill McDonald

March 23, 2020

Dear Greg and Kapral family,

On behalf of all members of the East Lyme High School Football Hall of Fame, we were saddened to hear of the passing of Capt. Kapral. He was a proud recipient of our Otto Graham Spirit Award, for his dedication to the game of football.
His teaching the values of football to the East Lyme Pee Wee players, all the way up to the Cadets at the Coast Guard Academy, showed his passion for football to be played the right way.
He played...

Condolences from your neighbors on Monticello, Tom and Cyndi DeSantis. We remember your numerous walks around the neighborhood. We now live in Palm Bay also.

Doris and family:
Upon arrival in SECT in 1972, I embarked upon my career as a teacher of English and head wrestling coach at Fitch Senior High,Groton. Little did I know that a Wyoming Valley transplant would impact my life forever. Capt.Kapral, when he learned that I was from Wilkes-Barre,PA. took me under his wing-something that I will never forget!!He helped me establish the wrestling program at FHS and also implored me to become a wrestling official in 1974. Frank was always there for...