Roy Frisch

Rob Roy Frisch
AKA Opa Jo Bradley
07 Oct 1934 - 01 Jan 1990

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Capital City Squares
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Obituary

Rob Roy Frisch
Florist; ex-phone worker
A memorial service for Rob Roy Frisch, 53, owner of American River florists in Citrus Heights and a retired employee of the Pacific Telephone Co., will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Metropolitan Community Church, 2741 34th St.

He died Monday in a Sacramento hospital after a short illness.

Mr. Frisch and his late partner, Walter Joel Dawes, operated the flower shop on Auburn Boulevard near Greenback Lane from 1979 until Mr. Dawes' death in September, when Mr. Frisch became the sole owner.

The San Francisco native had worked 30 years with the phone company before retiring.

A Sacramento resident for more than 20 years, Mr. Frisch was a volunteer with the Sacramento Society for the Blind, Sutter Memorial Hospice, and the Sacramento AIDS Foundation's Hand-to-Hand Project.

He was also a member of the Naval Reserve and the Capital City Squares dancing club.

Mr. Frisch is survived by his sister Norma Mann of San Francisco.

The family requests that any remembrances be sent to Hand-to-Hand Project c/o Sacramento AIDS Foundation 1900 K St., Sacramento 95814.^[1]

Rob Roy Frisch
Rob Roy Frisch, 55, died January 1, 1990 at Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Sacramento.

A native of San Francisco, Roy was a resident of Sacramento for over 20 years. He was retired from Pacific Telephone Company and was the owner of American River Florists. He was a member of the CJ.S. Naval Reserve and had been a volunteer for the Sacramento Society for the Blind. More recently he was a volunteer at the Sutter Memorial Hospice Program and the Hand-to-Hand Project of the Sacramento AIDS Foundation.

He was preceded in death by his partner, (Waiter) Joel Dawes, who died on September 17, 1989. He is survived by his niece Cheryl Hail whom he raised as a daughter, and her husband Tim; his great-nephews Justin Rob Roy Hall and Patrick MacGregor Hall; and his great-niece Jenny Anna Hall, all of Tulare, Ca. He is also survived by a sister Norma Marin and a niece Lynn Marin both of San Francisco.

A memorial service was held at Metropolitan Community Church in Sacramento on Saturday, Jan. 6. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Hand-to-Hand Project of the Sacramento AIDS Foundation or to the M.C.C. Church.^[2]

Remembrances

Niece Thanks Gay Community
Dear Editorː

I want to thank you for printing the obituary of my uncle, Mr. Rob Roy Frisch. By doing so, you offer dignity and truth to the accomplishments of his life — something that is not offered in other publications.

To me, my uncle was a truly great man, and I was proud of all his accomplishments as well as his activities within the gay community. Words cannot describe this complex and wonderful man nor grasp the essence of his soul. I can tell you that he was a great influence in my life and the lives of my three children, Justin Rob Roy, Patrick and Jenny.

I loved him for who he was and not in spite of it. I loved him for all he did and all that he could have done had he not been taken so soon.

Uncle Bob, I miss you and I love you and I pray for a time when there will be better understanding in this world and acceptance and love for everyone — for who they are — not in spite of it.

With love from your niece,
— Cheryl Hall^[3]