Franklin Benjamin Russell

Frank and I got married when I was 19 years and he was 25. We were together for 9 years, during which time we had our son David. He worked as a spray painter in the car industry in the early years of our marriage and his work was much admired by those he worked with. He studied at evening classes, so when we went to live in Montserrat in 1977 he was able to be employed as a lecturer at the Montserrat Technical college. Of course, the work that Frank really wanted to do was to be a musician. He was absolutely dedicated to the guitar and the piano. He would spend hours playing one or the other. His goal was to reach perfection in those instruments. He never achieved work as a full- time musician but he enjoyed gigs with different groups, playing the guitar at parties for the rich and famous and at night clubs. I hope that Frank is at peace now and that he felt when leaving this world that he achieved, if not quite perfection, at least near perfection in mastering of his chosen loves. Frank, rest in peace and wake up in glory.