Frank Robert Gross

GROSS Mr. Frank Robert Gross, 80, died Thursday, March 12, 2009. A Memorial Mass will be held on Friday, March 20, at 10:30 am at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Greenville, NC. Mr. Gross, a native of Janesville, Wisconsin, had been a resident of Greenville for the past 3 years. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Beloit College and a Master Degree in Art History, with another Masters degree in Studio Arts from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Prior to his lengthy career with the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, Mr. Gross was on the faculty at Dillard University, St. Joseph Academy, and as adjunct faculty at Dominican College, New Orleans. Mr. Gross also was a professor at Blackburn College in Carlinville, IL. He also served in United States Navy, immediately following World War II. He had been a resident of Greenville, NC following his experience with Hurricane Katrina. Mr. Gross was preceded in death by a son, John, who died in 1980 at the age of 21. He is survived by: spouse and colleague, Jean Pichotta Gross; sons, Dr. Michael B. Gross of Greenville, NC along with his daughter, Jessica Noble Gross, and Eric C. Gross and wife, Janet Legaspi Gross, of Monterey, California along with their son, Tristan; and sister, Suzanne Gross Reed of Wichita, KS. Mr. Gross will finally be interred next to his son John in Mayville, WI. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Peter's Catholic Church, 2700 E. 4th St., Greenville, NC 27858 or to the Ronald McDonald House of New York, 405 East 73rd Street, New York, NY 10021. On-line condolences at www.wilkersonfuneralhome.com