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August Richmond "Rick" Frenzel
August Richmond “Rick” Frenzel, 91, died Wednesday evening, January 21, 2009, in the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center. He was born in Midland, MD, on October 8, 1917, the only child of the late August W. and Grace B. Frenzel.
He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Mildred L. Frenzel.
Also surviving are his daughter, Cinda L. O’Neill and Jim Droegemeyer, Hedgesville; his son, James S. Frenzel and his wife Jan; three grandchildren, John R. Frenzel and his wife Abbey, Jennifer M. Fleming and her husband Shaun, and James M. Frenzel, all of Bridgeport.
Rick was a graduate of WI High School, Class of 1935, and a 1939 graduate of WV Wesleyan College where he received a BA degree in Business and was a member of Kappa Alpha Fraternity. He served as a corporal in the US Army during World War II, and was a longtime associate and part-owner of Loar & White Men’s Clothing Store.
He was a member and past treasurer of First United Methodist Church, Clarksburg; the Exchange Club; the Emeritus Club of WV Wesleyan, and the Masonic Lodge.
Memorial contributions can be made to Vincent Memorial United Methodist Church, 401 Indiana Avenue, Nutter Fort, WV 26301; or WV Wesleyan College, Office of Institutional Advancement, 59 College Ave., Buckhannon, WV 26201
Friends will be received at Burnside Funeral Home, 607 S. Virginia Avenue, Bridgeport, on Saturday morning, January 24, 2009, from 10 – 11 am, where services will be held at 11 am with Reverend Sam Cale III presiding. Interment will be in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens.
Burnside Funeral Home, Bridgeport
An American Soldier
A remembrance written by Jim Droegemeyer
We all come from different walks of life. We come from every corner of this country, but we all come together for one purpose, to work in unison to protect and fight to protect those freedoms we have fought for since this country was founded. This man knew what that freedom meant, and chose to honorably serve in the United States Army during WWII to protect his country in that belief and respect, for the freedom for his family and all others in this country. I knew him as Rick and he used to always call me George. That’s what he always called me. But, in our silence, we always understood each other and knew deep inside, even though we never spoke about it, what it really took to maintain that level of freedom. So I say to you today don’t forget what this man has done in his lifetime for his country, his family and West Virginia, to preserve what this nation has been built on. After the war was over he returned home to his loving wife, Mildred. Together they raised two children who share his dream as well. His three grandchildren follow him in those footsteps and will carry his name for those to come. For me I knew him for only a part of his life but I honor him; I respect him; and I will never forget him as an American Soldier. He is an American Soldier and I am an American Soldier, and I am proud to stand next to Rick Frenzel as a true hero of the United States of America. Jim