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Mark Stickels Family Website
Genealogy Record For
Frank Ridley - (Mark's Stepfather)
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(Frank) Francis Ruthven Ridley, Jr. (02/16/1926-01/16/2006)
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1973 Dept of Labor
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Frank's Personal Information
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Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PA), USA on Tuesday, February 16, 1926
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Education: Haddonfield Memorial High School
Temple University - 1951 - Undergraduate Degree and Law Degree in 1961
New York University - 1953 - Masters of Business Administration
University of Maryland in College Park - 1986 - Counseling Degree
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Degree(s) Obtained: BA, JD, MBA, BS
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Occupation: Began career in advertising and publicity working with Stewart Dougall & Assoc 1950-54.
Then Charles Brunelle Co. 1955-56
Then Remington Rand/Univac 1958 to 1956.
After completing his degree in Law, Frank then persued a career in employment discrimination. First at the Civil Rights Commission 1962-64,
Then he took a position at the Dept. of Defense 1964-68
and ended his government career working at the Dept. of Labor from 1968-82.
In 1982 Frank retired from the government and began private practice.
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Military Service: US Army Serial # 12 076 6622. Began service on 10 Mar 1943 and left on 12 May 1946 - Honorable Discharge - recieved training as radio operator. Frank joined the service at the end of WW II and spent his 4 years service working stateside as a clerk typist.- ended service with the rank of Corporal (1944-1946)
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Died in Silver Spring, Maryland (MD), USA on Monday, January 16, 2006 (Age 80)
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Cemetery: Gate Of Heaven Cemetery in Silver Spring, Montgomery Co., Maryland (MD), USA
Section:22 Lot:398 Site:1
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Health History: At time of Military service Frank's description is as follows: Color of Eyes:Grey, Red hair, height: 5'6", Weight: 130 lbs.
Broke hip in 2003 and was diagnosed with Emphasema, but symptoms later cleared.
After Dana's death Frank became very depressed and did not want to go on without her.
On 1/10/2006 he had a Heart attack that was soon complicated by fluid in the left lung, died at Holy Cross Hospital while in the ICU.
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Cause of Death: Heart failure
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1st Marriage to:
Jane Sprouls King (Keegan) (?) on Saturday, June 12, 1948 (Age 22)
- in Haddon Heights, New Jersey (NJ), USA
- ended on January 1, 1963 (Age 37) - in Camdon, New Jersey (NJ), USA
- Divorced
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2nd Marriage to:
Bonnie Glass (Tyler) (?) on Wednesday, December 1, 1965 (Age 40)
- in Clearwater, Florida (FL), USA
- ended on January 1, 1970 (Age 44) - in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
- Divorced
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3rd Marriage to:
Elinor Shantz (Adderton) (?) on Friday, October 1, 1971 (Age 46)
- in Silver Spring, Maryland (MD), USA
- ended on January 1, 1982 (Age 56) - in Rockville, Maryland (MD), USA
- Divorced
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4th Marriage to:
(Dana) Dorothy Ann Castree (Ridley) (12/22/1935-11/26/2004) on Friday, February 26, 1982 (Age 56)
in Baltimore, Maryland (MD), USA
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Interests: Very interested in the rights of the racially discriminated, and with his personal experience with alcoholism and drug addiction he also became a defender of individuals who lost their jobs due to drug addiction. Frank was a recovering alcoholic and at the time of his death he had over 40 years of sobriety.
Frank's Obituary in the Washington Post - (PDF)
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Comments: A picture of the grave marker can be found at - Find A Grave Entry for Frank Ridley
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Residence History: Grew up in the Haddonfield, New Jersy (NJ), USA area (Outside of Philladephia, PA).
In 1943 his address was 220 Ardmore Ave, Haddenfield, NJ
In 1946 his permanent address is listed as 653 Euclid Ave, Haddonfield, New Jersey
Then Frank moved to Washington DC area, and later moved to the Clearwater, Florida (FL) area and in 1968 he moved to the 1112 Conti Place, Silver Spring, Maryland (MD) until his death.
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Other Website Links: Find A Grave Entry for Frank Ridley
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Family Lines: Frank is listed in the following family line reports: Castree, Finger, and White
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Family Tree Home | The Stickel(s) Website
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Last Modified on:
May 20, 2017
Record Created:
January 22, 2006
URL:
http://www.Mark.Stickels.org/FamilyTree2/Ridley-Frank.html
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