FRANK CARMEL

1954 - 2021

CARMEL FRANK J. CARMEL Frank Joseph Carmel passed away on March 20, 2021, at the age of 66. Frank was the son of Melvin and Sylvia Garfinkel Carmel of Hampton, Virginia. He is survived by his wife, Debra Ellen Carmel, and his children, Mason Carmel and Spencer Carmel Worrell and her husband Justin Worrell. He is also survived by his sister Susan Carmel Wishnow of New Jersey and Leslie Carmel of Florida. Frank was born in Hampton, Virginia on May 11, 1954. He graduated from Kecoughtan High School in Hampton in 1972, from Virginia Polytechnic Institute with Distinction in 1976 and from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1979. Frank lived in Great Falls, Virginia from 2015 to the present. He was a gifted real estate lawyer who worked with several law firms in the Washington, DC. area before starting his own law firm, Carmel and Carmel, P.C. in 1984. Specializing in unique mixed-use properties, high end resorts and amenitized communities, Frank worked with the most prestigious developers, production home builders, hospitality companies and lenders through out the world, and was the leading expert in advising both domestic and foreign developers, lenders and investors in the legal issues involved in the marketing and sale of real estate in the U.S. Frank served on the Board of Directors of the American Association of Retirement Communities and was a long-term Board Member of the former National Land Council. He was an active member of Urban Land Institute and on the Recreational Development Council, the American Resort Development Association, the Association of Real Estate Licensing Law Officials and a number of other industry trade groups. Frank was well known for his warmth, kind spirit and keen sense of humor. A Renaissance man, he had many interests and hobbies. He was a passionate lover of music. Throughout his life and all the way to the present, Frank played keyboard in many bands and could perform on almost any instrument. His love of music was matched by his passion for Golf. While a hole-in-one at age 44 was certainly a highlight, there was nothing he loved more than playing 18 holes with his son, Mason. Frank was a world-class traveler and liked few things more than time at the beach with his family or time on the water. And his youthful spirit drove an insatiable passion for quirky gadgets and an endless love of animals (Frank always seemed to be flanked by his dogs). Frank was selflessly devoted to his family and friends, and his legacy includes a deep sense of the importance of family and friendship that he instilled in all who knew him. His very special quality was being "Uncle Frankie," as every child he came in contact with was charmed by this wonderful man. Services private. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations to the Anti-Defamation League at https://www.adl.org. Sympathies may be shared with the family via the following website: Legacy.com. Services private. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations to the Anti-Defamation League at https://www.adl.org. Sympathies may be shared with the family via the following website: Legacy.com.