MADISON - Frank Cawthorne Stoll, age 85, passed away
peacefully on Dec. 26, 2007. Frank was born in Chicago Heights, Ill. on
March 27, 1922. He was the second of three children born to Frank and
Constance Stoll. Frank's family moved to Oshkosh, a city he especially
loved, where he graduated from Oshkosh High School in 1939. Frank
attended the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh until he enlisted in the
Army Air Corps in the spring of 1942. Following flight training, Frank
rose to the rank of captain and flew 45 missions as a pilot of a B-24
Bomber in the Pacific Theater. Following four years of service during
World War II, Frank completed his B.A. at Oshkosh in 1947, before
entering the University of Chicago where he earned a masters degree in
American History. In June of 1949, he married his wife of 58 years, the
former Anne Lewis of Crawfordsville, Ind., whom he met at the University
of Chicago. The newlyweds returned to Wisconsin and settled in Milwaukee
where they were blessed with the birth of two sons, Joseph in 1952 and
Karl in 1955. Frank began teaching high school history and moved the
family to St. Charles, Ill. in 1957. In 1960, he accepted a teaching
position at Madison West High School and moved his family to Madison
where they have resided to the present day. While in Madison, Frank
attended the University of Wisconsin for five consecutive summers to
earn a masters degree in Library Science. Frank became a librarian at
West Jr. High in 1962 and transferred to Madison Memorial High School in
1971, where he completed his career as a librarian in 1987. Frank and
Anne enjoyed traveling and visited friends or family on four continents.
Frank had a life-long interest in politics and was an excellent public
speaker. He ran for Wisconsin Attorney General in 1950 on the
Progressive Party ticket. A supporter of progressive causes, he took a
brave stand, traveling to Jackson, Mississippi in 1950, to try to save
the life of Willie McGee, an African American man accused of rape.
Although a decorated World War II veteran, Frank opposed all unnecessary
military foreign entanglements. He was a Veteran of Peace during the
Vietnam War, and opposed the invasion of Iraq. Frank is survived by his
wife, Anne, his sons, Karl and Joseph; and daughter-in-law, JoAnna all
of Madison, his sisters, Constance Koch Lambrecht of Oshkosh and Carolyn
Stoll Studley of Green Bay; nieces, Joan Koch Dirnbauer, Susan Studley
Wirtala, Margaret Studley Whitrock, Jennifer Studley Kowalczyk, and
nephew Robert Koch. Integrity and kindness were Frank's most important
characteristics, but he will also be fondly remembered for his sense of
humor, love of books and excellent story telling. The family knows Frank
would like to send a wonderful smile and thanks to each of his
caregivers at Aegin Place, Alterra Clarebridge, a Hospice and Middleton
Village. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 1,
2008 at CRESS FUNERAL HOME, 3610 Speedway Road, Madison. Visitation with
the family will be at 1 p.m. before the service. In lieu of flowers
donations my be made to Wisconsin Public Radio, 821 University Ave.,
Madison, WI 53706, or the Jane Addams Peace Association, 777 United
Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017.
Cress Funeral and Cremation Service 3610 Speedway Road (608) 238-3434
www.cressfuneralservice.com
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