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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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