Obituary of Frank Solomon Driscoll

Obituary

Frank Solomon Driscoll was born to Frank William Driscoll and Elissa La Rue Kingsbury on March 14, 1935, in South Gate, Los Angeles, CA. He was 89 years old when he passed away August 19, 2024, in Thousand Oaks, CA after a five-year battle with various illnesses. His philosophy was a royal "never complain, never explain" so his last illness needing surgery two months ago in June this year was a shock to the family.

Frank was raised in Los Angeles, CA. He was an only child of loving, kind parents with early ties to Joseph Smith in Kirtland Ohio and early 1870 settlers in Utah and Idaho. Frank graduated from George Washington High School and then attended Los Angeles City College. He served in the army during the Korean War in 1954-1956 but was stationed in Gelnhausen, Germany. He often told us many stories about his army experiences of marching for hours, camping out in the snow, cleaning his rifle but never shooting anything, and visiting England, Holland, and France when he had leave.

While he was stationed in Germany, he was privileged to attend the dedication of the Swiss Temple with another LDS soldier and the spirit that he felt at that dedication was so strong that his testimony of the truthfulness of the Gospel, which he had felt then, stayed with him the rest of his life. He always accepted every Church calling that was given to him and, until he became too ill to fulfill the responsibility, was a dedicated home teacher. He had a strong testimony of the Savior and the Church and faithfully kept his Temple Covenants.

Frank attended BYU for three years but didn't have enough money to complete his last year. However, he remained an avid fan of BYU basketball, football and baseball games. His T.V. favorites included every BYU sports show. We know the 1st  BYU football game is scheduled for today and will be recorded!

In 1963 Frank met the love of his life, Mickey Driscoll, at a Jewish dance and they married in 1964. After Mickey joined the Church, they were sealed in the Los Angeles Temple with their four children in 1973. It was a joyous and memorable occasion to have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with their entire family in March of this year.

Frank was an employee at Great Western Bank for 36 years in Data Processing. He was well respected for his organizational and people-management skills and his dedication to his work-related responsibilities. In 1980, Great Western Bank moved its operations to Northridge, CA and Frank moved to Simi Valley in 1981 with his family. He retired in 1999 when Great Western Bank was sold to Washington Mutual Bank.

Frank deeply loved his wife Mickey Driscoll, his 4 children Frank (Heather Michaelson), recently deceased daughter Marlene (Ray Pitsenbarger), LaRue (Andrew Fernandez) and Wendy (Louis Fudale) and ten grandchildren (Devon, Kelyn, Chynna, Alyssa, Logan, Nicole, Ashley, Lexi, Roland and Avery). He was a quiet, reserved man in public settings, but he was a talker, a spinner of childhood and military tales and tease with his family. He loved eating lunch "out" and his favorite sandwiches were the Pastrami Dip at The Hat, the Philly Cheese Steak sandwich at Jersey Mike's, and the Cod sandwich on Bagel at Brent's Deli in Northridge.

Frank loved to travel and saw much of the United States and 29 countries around the world. But home was still his favorite place to be! Frank loved being with the family for family dinners and celebrating the holidays. He enjoyed planting and caring for the flowers and trees he grew in his yard. He often commented that he was especially grateful for the wonderful neighbors and ward members he has known in the 43 years he lived in Simi Valley.

Frank was a modest man who was honest in all things and had integrity. Frank had a testimony of the gospel, he loved his family, and he was a wonderful caring son, husband, father and grandfather, brother-in-law, cousin and friend. He set a high standard for each of the lives he touched. He will be deeply missed.