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Frank Robert Janicke entered heaven on December 6, 2025, one week prior to his 97th birthday. He was born in San Antonio, Texas on December 13, 1928. He was an active member of Harlandale Baptist Church where he grew spiritually and made life-long friends. Frank graduated from Harlandale High School in 1946 where he was an excellent student and athlete. Too young to have served his country during World War II, he chose to serve in the 112th Armored Cavalry of the Texas National Guard, where Frank completed ten years of service. Because of Frank’s deep love for and commitment to his parents and siblings, and following his siblings’ example, he began working and contributing to the support of his family at an early age. The Saturday Evening Post, newspaper routes, the neighborhood grocer, and other jobs all shaped his knowledge, skill, and work ethic, leading him to a highly successful 41-year career with Swift & Co. Progressing from the killing floor to upper management, Frank successfully led by example. A natural athlete, he played softball and golf but most loved bowling. As with every endeavor, he gave bowling his all and developed a refined skill. A member of Pershing Lodge Hermann Sons, he league-bowled with them for many years and later with the Oak Hills Lane Senior League until the age of 92. Frank’s marriage to Dolly not only blessed him with his life-partner but also brought him into the Jacobs family. This warm, fun, loving family welcomed Frank and life-long friendships began. He genuinely cared for people and always looked for ways to serve and help. All his acts of care and kindness are known only to the Lord, but there is scarcely a person he encountered who did not receive some unmerited measure of Frank’s kindness. Frank did all he could for as long as he could with a grateful heart. Frank is preceded in death by parents Lottie and John Janicke; wife of 46 years Dolly (nee Jacobs); sisters and brothers-in-law Ada Mae Marshall (George) and Mada Belle McCord (Paul); brother and sister-in-law Jack Janicke, Sr. (Betty); brothers-in-law Walter P. Smith and William C. Bray; and stepson Lonnie Brigham. He is survived by sisters Pat Smith and Lois Bray and many other loved and deeply appreciated family members and friends who best describe him as an amazing and kind gentleman. It was Frank’s expressed wish for the skilled and compassionate care of Dr. Kristi Clark and Dr. Umang Shah to be acknowledged with gratitude. The family thanks Brookdale Hamilton Wolfe and Anchorage Hospice for their care. Services on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at the Fred J. Tips Mausoleum Chapel at Dominion, 20900 IH-10, San Antonio, Texas: visitation 11:00am, funeral 12:00 Noon, lunch reception following at Embassy Suites Landmark, Lantana Room AB, 5615 Landmark Parkway, San Antonio, Texas. Livestream the service at: https://s3-us-east-2.amazonaws.com/mf-fwp/private/janicke-20251220.html. In lieu of flowers, please contribute to the charity of your choice.

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Frank Robert Janicke

December 13, 1928 - December 6, 2025