Franklin Harrison Mapstone

Franklin Harrison Mapstone passed on Saturday, September 3, 2022. Frank was born on January 19, 1950 in Fayetteville, New York to Franklin Adelbert and Grace Coon Mapstone. He was preceded in death by his parents, his younger sisters, Krist Peden and Tina Ayers, and his niece, Callie Mapstone. He leaves behind his wife of 40 years, Gayle Walton Mapstone, and sons, Frank Jr. of Sevierville, Tennessee, Tim of Waynesboro, Virginia, Jared and wife, JennaRose of Weyers Cave, Virginia and Jacob, of Waynesboro, Virginia. Frank was the proud grandfather of three grandchildren, Harrison, Wrenn and Matthias. He leaves his brother, Jack and wife, Renae of Tallahassee, Florida, brother-in-law, Frank Ayers of Radford and two very special sisters-in-law and their husbands, Judy W. Lynch and husband, Bill of Charlottesville, and Faye W. Sobel and husband, Ron of Suffolk. Frank leaves behind 11 nieces and nephews, along with their families, all of whom live outside the Waynesboro area, Tara Mapstone Albrigo (Perry), Kip Mapstone (Becky), Nikki Peden Carter (Mike), Breana Peden Fitzgerald, Megan Ayers, Jenna Ayers Reece (Dustin), Darren Lynch, Jason Goodloe (Amy), Monica Lynch McCullough (Andy), Blaine Goodloe Lamonea (Mike) and David Sobel (Sharon). His grandnieces and nephews are Zoe and Callie Albrigo, Marlee and Loen Mapstone, Mikaylya Carter, Layton Fitzgerald, Harper Reece, Adelee, Amelia and Dalton Lynch, Cameron, Emileigh and Taylor Goodloe, Katie and Matthew McCullough, Jake and Abbey Swisher, and Jocelyn and Jaclyn Lamonea. Frank had one great-grandniece and one great-grandnephew, Carlie and Creaden Carter.

Frank graduated in 1968 from Fayetteville Manilus High School in New York and attended the University of New York at Long Island. While attending the University he played on a championship lacrosse team. He then attended and graduated from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida with an Engineering degree, an Airframe and Powertrain mechanics certification, and his private pilot's license. Following early employment at Piper Aircraft in Vero Beach he moved to Waynesboro where he worked as a manufacturing engineer at Wayne Manufacturing. He was recruited back to the aircraft industry to work on the B1B bomber and the space shuttle for North American Rockwell in Columbus, Ohio. While working as a Nacelle engineer he was honored with the Pi Award for outstanding quality and adherence to standards of excellence. While in Ohio, he earned his Engineer in Training license and later his Professional Engineering License in Mechanical Engineering. He maintained his professional engineering credentials in both Ohio and Virginia. His available free time was spent coaching lacrosse at Worthington High School and acting as an NCAA referee for college programs throughout Ohio. At the end of the Rockwell contract Frank chose to leave his beloved industry once more to return to the Shenandoah Valley and raise his family in Waynesboro. He returned to Hopeman Brothers as a project manager in 1987 and remained in that role until the September 11 attacks, which resulted in the loss of most shipbuilding and luxury ocean vessel contracts. Having acquired his Class A construction license, he started his own business, Commonwealth Engineering and Construction, which he operated until the fall of 2012. Frank loved his community and enjoyed work on the Gateway transitional theatre in downtown Waynesboro. He later volunteered as an engineering consultant in the early renovation of the Wayne Theatre.

Other than his family, Frank's greatest passions were airplanes and flying them, and lacrosse, both playing and coaching. Frank was a man of principle and lived his life with kindness. He leaves to his family a legacy of integrity, values and love. He will be greatly missed. Frank suffered a catastrophic stroke in October of 2012. After his release from the hospital he returned home where he was cared for by family and part time caretakers until September of 2021 when he transitioned to residency at Shenandoah Nursing Home in Fishersville. We are grateful to the staff at Shenandoah for their kind and compassionate care.

The family will host friends at Orchard Creek, 1117 Meadowbrook Road, Waynesboro, on Friday, September 23, 2022 from 1:30 until 4 p.m.|Franklin Harrison Mapstone passed on Saturday, September 3, 2022. Frank was born on January 19, 1950 in Fayetteville, New York to Franklin Adelbert and Grace Coon Mapstone. He was preceded in death by his parents, his younger sisters, Krist Peden and Tina Ayers, and his niece, Callie Mapstone. He leaves behind his wife of 40 years, Gayle Walton Mapstone, and sons, Frank Jr. of Sevierville, Tennessee, Tim of Waynesboro, Virginia, Jared and wife, JennaRose of Weyers Cave, Virginia and Jacob, of Waynesboro, Virginia. Frank was the proud grandfather of three grandchildren, Harrison, Wrenn and Matthias. He leaves his brother, Jack and wife, Renae of Tallahassee, Florida, brother-in-law, Frank Ayers of Radford and two very special sisters-in-law and their husbands, Judy W. Lynch and husband, Bill of Charlottesville, and Faye W. Sobel and husband, Ron of Suffolk. Frank leaves behind 11 nieces and nephews, along with their families, all of whom live outside the Waynesboro area, Tara Mapstone Albrigo (Perry), Kip Mapstone (Becky), Nikki Peden Carter (Mike), Breana Peden Fitzgerald, Megan Ayers, Jenna Ayers Reece (Dustin), Darren Lynch, Jason Goodloe (Amy), Monica Lynch McCullough (Andy), Blaine Goodloe Lamonea (Mike) and David Sobel (Sharon). His grandnieces and nephews are Zoe and Callie Albrigo, Marlee and Loen Mapstone, Mikaylya Carter, Layton Fitzgerald, Harper Reece, Adelee, Amelia and Dalton Lynch, Cameron, Emileigh and Taylor Goodloe, Katie and Matthew McCullough, Jake and Abbey Swisher, and Jocelyn and Jaclyn Lamonea. Frank had one great-grandniece and one great-grandnephew, Carlie and Creaden Carter.

Frank graduated in 1968 from Fayetteville Manilus High School in New York and attended the University of New York at Long Island. While attending the University he played on a championship lacrosse team. He then attended and graduated from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida with an Engineering degree, an Airframe and Powertrain mechanics certification, and his private pilot's license. Following early employment at Piper Aircraft in Vero Beach he moved to Waynesboro where he worked as a manufacturing engineer at Wayne Manufacturing. He was recruited back to the aircraft industry to work on the B1B bomber and the space shuttle for North American Rockwell in Columbus, Ohio. While working as a Nacelle engineer he was honored with the Pi Award for outstanding quality and adherence to standards of excellence. While in Ohio, he earned his Engineer in Training license and later his Professional Engineering License in Mechanical Engineering. He maintained his professional engineering credentials in both Ohio and Virginia. His available free time was spent coaching lacrosse at Worthington High School and acting as an NCAA referee for college programs throughout Ohio. At the end of the Rockwell contract Frank chose to leave his beloved industry once more to return to the Shenandoah Valley and raise his family in Waynesboro. He returned to Hopeman Brothers as a project manager in 1987 and remained in that role until the September 11 attacks, which resulted in the loss of most shipbuilding and luxury ocean vessel contracts. Having acquired his Class A construction license, he started his own business, Commonwealth Engineering and Construction, which he operated until the fall of 2012. Frank loved his community and enjoyed work on the Gateway transitional theatre in downtown Waynesboro. He later volunteered as an engineering consultant in the early renovation of the Wayne Theatre.

Other than his family, Frank's greatest passions were airplanes and flying them, and lacrosse, both playing and coaching. Frank was a man of principle and lived his life with kindness. He leaves to his family a legacy of integrity, values and love. He will be greatly missed. Frank suffered a catastrophic stroke in October of 2012. After his release from the hospital he returned home where he was cared for by family and part time caretakers until September of 2021 when he transitioned to residency at Shenandoah Nursing Home in Fishersville. We are grateful to the staff at Shenandoah for their kind and compassionate care.

The family will host friends at Orchard Creek, 1117 Meadowbrook Road, Waynesboro, on Friday, September 23, 2022 from 1:30 until 4 p.m.