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people and solving their problems,
whatever they are,” Frank says.
“Everybody’s just so great, and I’m
happy to do it.”
Frank is not an anomaly in his
family. He has a grandmother who’s
lived to 104, a sister who’s lived to
103, a brother who’s lived to 100 and
another sister who’s lived to 97.
“I am very fortunate,” he says of
his genes. And he’s making the most
of them.
“Working at 100, it fulfills that
I’m still useful, that I’m still being
productive. And if I’m able to, I will
continue,” Frank says. “The idea of
not working and sitting home all
day will just end up with me getting
blisters on my rear. This is life, the
way it should be.”
Originally from Montreal, Frank
moved to Windsor in 1960. He
worked in a manufacturing factory
during WWII and eventually found-
ed Wallpaper World of Windsor
in 1976 and operated the store for
many years. In 2001, he joined the
Home Depot part-time, and he’s
been there ever since.
Frank has been a member of
Windsor’s Congregation Beth El
since its inception. For many years,
he was the building chairman and
did a lot of work himself in keeping
up the building.
Judy says her husband doesn’t take
any medications and gets around
without a cane or a walker. “He’s an
amazing person,” she says.
Both of them were taken aback by
the tribute Home Depot put on.
“They put on this fantastic cele-
bration, which we were astounded
at. He’s a humble man, and he’s just
overwhelmed at all this.”
Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens
joined the celebration, with birth-
day wishes on behalf of the city of
Windsor.
If the party itself wasn’t enough
of a gesture, Home Depot made a
sign that reads “The David Frank
Aisle” in the hardware department.
Surrounded by nuts, bolts and
screws — and family, friends and
overflowing love — 100 years of a
remarkable man’s life were celebrated
in an aisle where customers will
continue to have their problems
solved.
Frank’s Home
Depot renamed the
aisle in his honor.
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