Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-07-13
RESOLUTIONS
In Re Death of Hon. Frank
Sears

Sears
Presented in open court at Webster,
S. d. July IL, 1911.
Whereas, the death of the Hon.
Frank Sears, one of the members of
the Day County Bar, occurred at his
home at Webster, South Dakota, May
80, 1911.
Be 1t Resolved, By the members of
the Bar of Day county, that in the
untimely death of Frank Sears we feel
that this Bar, o. which he was a
respected member, the legal profession
generally and the people of this state
have sustained a lasting loss.
The best years of his allotted time he
spent in his labors as an officer of this
court. This county and this court have
witnessed his early struggles and his
achievement of success. The people
of this county have four times shown
him their confidence and respect by as
many times electing him to the office
of states attorney.
He was man to whom obstacles and
hindrances were but incentives to
effort. He had not been favored by
fortune, nor had he enjoyed the help
and the benefit of early advantages and
early training, yet by an indomitable
will, an undaunted courage and an
untiring effort he rose in his profession
until he has, for many years past, been
counted one of the most capable and
brilliant advocates at the Bar of this
state. For him nature coupled with
application had done much. In the
knowledge of men, of their motives,
their emotions, their hopes and their
aspirations he was past master. To
him the gamut of human feelings
always seemed to be an open book.
That this was true no one who ever
had occasion to meet him in legal for
ensics was ever left an opportunity to
doubt. His business habits were sys-
tenn and promptness personified. He
always had his work we'll IN hand and
when his case was called he seldom, if
ever, failed to respond ready for
trial" His presence, his eloquent
voice, hushed as it would seem to usby
cruel turn Of fate, will long be missed
in this court. Years will pass by
before it will seem natural to have q
term of court in Day county and our
brother not with US.
AS lawyer, in dealing with his
brethren of the profession, he was hon.
orable, open and above board His
battles We're fought in the light of day
he never knew, nor did he ever seem
to care to learn, the art of wagine
warfare from ambush. His spoken
professional word to a brother prac.
titioner was as good as his writer
stipulation, and it was so considered by
all those who knew him.
He was man with big heart anc
strong and winning personality. 8
man among men, always happy. hope.
full and optimistic. Wherever he went
there seemed to follow him a ray Of
sunlight and of cheer, dispelling gloon
and darkness. BY reason of his opti
mism and the charm of his personality
his friendships, it might be said, were
limited, merely; by his acquaintance
He was true friend, a loving anc
indulgent husband and father.
Be 1t Therefore Further Resolved
That We mourn his loss; we sympathizs
with his family in their bereavement
that these resolutions be spread upor
the minutes of and made a matter Of
record in the Circuit Court of Day
county, and that copy of the same be
transmitted to the family of the
deceased.
Frank Anderson.
John H. Lund,