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Frank Salerno (Schipani)
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Frank Salerno (Schipani) Obituary
Frank was born in Morgantown, West Virginia in 1933 and moved to Gary, Indiana while young. He would eventually move to California in the early 1960's and remain there with his family. He discovered at a young age the world of card playing. Through much practice and determination, he developed skills which enabled him to be extremely successful, and traveled the world perfecting his craft.
Frank became world renowned with his gaming skills, and would later be known as "The Godfather of Blackjack". In 2002 he was inducted into the Blackjack Hall of Fame as an inaugural member.
He was dealt his final hand on February 4th, 2024. He is preceded in death by his wife Connie, his oldest brother Johnny(Anna), his sisters Katie(Frank P.), Fanny, younger brother Billy, and his oldest grandson Eric. He is survived by his youngest brother Jimmy, sister in laws Lynn and Judy, along with his two sons Rick, Kim and their children and grandchildren. He will continue to live on in the hearts of friends, many close cousins, and his nieces and nephews who will miss him so very much and treasure everything that he taught them.
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JP
March 20, 2025
May God give you strength and comfort during this difficult time. Sending condolences and prayers to his family and friends. He will be greatly missed.
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Gib Cattanach
March 12, 2024
Frank was a free spirit with a great sense of humor, a keen wit, and was extremely generous. About once a month, Frank would invite several friends to his house for a potluck dinner and game night. Frank loved gambling and it led to his being named the “Godfather of Black Jack” as his system of counting cards gave him an advantage over dealers in Casinos world wide and in 2002, he was nominated into the Black Jack Hall of Fame.
I met Frank through playing tennis and we played on many USTA tennis teams from 2005- 2020, mostly with the Arlington Men’s Team, and we both played with the Hackers group on weekends.
However, one summer, we both joined St Mary’s Men’s Team in Moraga , came in 2nd, and played in the Sectionals against the number one team Clubsport at Pebble Beach and Carmel Valley. Our team lost the match 2-1 but Frank and I won our match playing together.
We both attended Golden State Warriors games together when the team was in Oakland.
I will miss Frank as will many who played tennis with him at Hackers.
Gib Cattanach
GERALD MARTIN
March 11, 2024
Frank was like a rare painting..His stories about his card playing career was always great and educational. He will be missed
Jerry Martin
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