Arnold J. Frank

Newmarket - Arnold J. Frank, 72, of Newmarket NH passed away on January 8, 2025 after a long illness. He showed immense strength and bravery in his last years through this cruel and unfair disease. He was born on July 20 1952 in Newark NJ and was the eldest son of parents Julius and Shirley Frank. He is survived by his loving wife, Sara, of 44 years and his three children, Jakob (and wife Marissa), Rachel, and Loren. He is additionally survived by his three siblings; Debbie, Merrill, and Leonard and his many nieces and nephews.
Describing himself as a wandering Jew, Arnold lived in many places and held many jobs over his lifetime. He began his career of hard work at age eight delivering furs for the local furrier in Union NJ. He earned his undergraduate degree at American University, graduating in 1974, before moving to rural Maine to teach English. After meeting his wife Sara in Miami, they moved to Madison, WI where he earned his PhD from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. He was a dedicated and passionate educator, holding principalships at Williams Bay High School in Williams Bay, WI, Narraganset High School in Narraganset, RI, Amity High School in Woodbridge CT before building Woodland Regional High School from the ground up in Beacon Falls, CT.
He loved Bob Dylan, the Grateful Dead, and telling the story of of his job selling hot dogs at Woodstock before running out and staying to party. He loved literature, Judaism, cleaning a kitchen, and the Wisconsin badgers. To his students and colleagues he was Dr. Frank, a loved and respected educator and mentor. To his family, he was the first phone call when you needed advice or encouragement. He was a force of nature, stubborn, a man of strong options, and was always relentlessly in your corner. He will be missed deeply. What a long strange trip it was.
Services will be held at Kent & Pelczar Funeral Home & Crematory, 77 Exeter Road, Newmarket, NH on Sunday January 12th with visitation from 11 AM - 12 PM and the service beginning at 12 PM. The family will be sitting shiva in their home through Wednesday January 15th. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Arnold's name to the ADL in recognition of his volunteer work teaching students about recognizing and fighting against anti-semitism.
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