Frank Pesci Obituary

Name: Memorial Gathering for Frank Pesci
Start: 2015-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2015-01-31T02:00:00.000Z
Location: Silver Spring Civic Building

Frank B. Pesci, Ph.D., 86, died January 17, 2015 surrounded by family. He is survived by his beloved wife Dorothy Pesci, and children Cecilia Moore, Barbara Rosenberg, Marianna Judy, Jim Pesci and Frank Pesci, Jr., 11 grandchildren, and preceded in death by daughter Jane Pesci-Townsend. All are welcome to a memorial reception at the Silver Spring Civic Building, 8525 Fenton St., Silver Spring, MD on Friday, January 30 from 7-9 pm. Services will be held at St. Catherine Laboure, 11801 Claridge Rd., Wheaton, MD on Saturday, Jan. 31 at 10 am. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Frank's name to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation (www.pdf.org).

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Published by Baltimore Sun on Jan. 25, 2015.

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Joe Colella, MD

February 1, 2015

Dear Mrs Pesci and Family

Frank was instrumental 40 years ago in driving forward the process of Prince George's Community College initiating a new Health Sciences program in Respiratory Therapy. He brought Dr. Bickford and me together in this endeavor, and I am sure this was only one of many ways in which he led Prince George's County so modestly over those years. May Frank rest in peace and bask in his family's pride.

Janet Ambrose

January 30, 2015

Dear Dorothy and Family...My condolences on the passing of Frank. He was a joy to have as a member of our Waugh Chapel West community. Always an interesting conversationalist and knowledgeable person, We shared things in common...Catholic University, Prince Georges Community College and especially music.

My prayers are with you and your family.

Kathy Kotowski

January 30, 2015

My friend, my mentor. You will be missed. As a dad, you all had a place in your dad's heart that was special to observe. As a granddad, no one prouder.

Mary Coleman

January 29, 2015

Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. The entire McShalley family.

Kevin Myers

January 28, 2015

May the passing of time help to heal the pains of deep sorrow of your hearts.

January 28, 2015

Dorothy and Family,
All of us at AACC share in the loss of your husband. With deepest sympathy and many kind thoughts for you.

Dr. Dawn Lindsay
President
Anne Arundel Community College

Patrick Harris

January 28, 2015

God bless him. May he rest in peace. Dr. Pesci was born in Somerville a few years before my late mom, Sally. My sister, Beth, recalls that they did not know each other in NJ, but knew some of the same people once they realized they both came from the same place. I remember speaking to my fourth grade class from St. Mary's when we went to Annapolis. One of the topics addressed was the death penalty. It was at the time Gov. Mandel starting having troubles.

Kathleen Grimes-clements

January 27, 2015

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

M Marshall

January 27, 2015

I have never forgotten Dr. Pesci after all these years. I was sad to learn of his passing. I was a clerk-typist in his office when he was Dean of Academic Affairs at PG Community College when it was located in Suitland High School. I was 17 when I first started working for him. He loved his family and his work so much.He loved gnocchi. He knew just about everyone in Maryland! He was a man of faith, and his sense of humor was unmatched. Please accept my sincerest prayerful sympathy.

David Tengwall

January 27, 2015

To the Pesci Family, I want to extend my deepest sympathies to you all. Frank was a good friend and colleague. He worked for me for many years at Anne Arundel Community College and the students loved him and his stories. I know his personal insights in regard to the workings of the State Legislature were treasured stories to the students. You all will be in my thoughts and prayers. God Bless. Deacon David Tengwall, Ph.D. Anne Arundel Community College and St. Andrew by the Bay Roman Catholic Church

Natalie Powell Le

January 26, 2015

To the Pesci Family - my sincere condolences at the loss of Frank. I will keep you all in my prayers during this time of mourning.

Alexander Burns

January 25, 2015

My sincere condolences to his family and prayers for Frank Pesci, Sr.

Jim Pesci

January 25, 2015

Dr. Frank Bernard Pesci Sr, age 86, died in Annapolis, MD on Saturday, January 17th 2015. The cause was complications due to Parkinson's disease.
Born January 6th 1929 in Somerville, NJ; he was raised in nearby Raritan, NJ and attended Seton Hall University earning a B.S. in Chemistry. He moved to Washington, DC in 1941 to attend the Catholic University of America and began working in government, public policy and legislative affairs. At Catholic, he earned his M.A. in Political Science and his Ph.D. in Education and Public Policy. He represented Prince George's County as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1971-86.
Pesci was a lifelong educator, spending 50 years teaching. He is credited as the father of the junior college in the state of Maryland, and helped found the Prince Georges Community College in Largo, MD. He taught at many of the local universities including Catholic University, Loyola and Johns Hopkins. He also worked as a lobbyist for the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association in Washington, DC. Dr. Pesci is credited as author, co-author and contributor in many books on the topics of education and life as an Italian American. He retired from teaching in 2009 from Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold, MD.
He loved Jazz, opera, and the theater. He participated as an amateur actor, live musician and founded The Rose Organization, producing musicals in the Washington area. His first production garnered five Helen Hayes Award nominations.