Gunnison news-champion., 1922-11-24
FRANK HOEL
(By c. Z. Adams)

(By c. E Adarns)
lhe true enomIun is given 20 a
man by his friends-those who know
him best
There are none who know the late
Frank Hoel better than Hugh Gallag-
her. conductor with him for many
years on the Denver & Rio Grande
Western railroad between Grand juno
ton and Mohtrose. and prior TO that
time on Crested Butte branch.
Speaking of Frank Hoel the other
day, Hugh said: Frank was generous
to fault In the many years that
We were together ! have seen Frank
give away n lot of money. He figured
that money was of no value unless il
could do some one some good. Often
people got on trains. especially poor
mothers with small children. There
they find they have 10 pay for child
ren who are over age and for whom
they do not have tickets. Then other
down-and-outers do likewise. Many
IL the time ! have seen Frank, when
he discovered the predioament in which
they were placed by lack of money,
dig down in his pocket and hand them
over money. II made little difference
to him whether it was a silver dollar
oor five dollar bill. it went to assist
them just the same. Hundreds will
rise up and bless and revere his
memory"
Thus was pen picture shown OF
Frank Hoel that one can feel and
almost see. II Is true and tells the
story of a man who lived a quiet life
in Gunnison and Grand Junction for
the past forty years, life filed with
fyand tasaAa in
ner-he never let his left hand know
what his right hand was doing-and
he never cried his goodness from
the housetops.
1t is the life as we have known him
since small boy. 1t is the life that
everyone who knew him understands.
Frank Hoel knew people by the
thousands and could ca1l them BY
name. This fortunate thing came to
him because of his long association on
the railroad as brakeman, where he
met the trvehng public. A keen OBJ
server of everything that happened,
possessing strong mind, there was
a tenderness in his heart when one
got under his exterior, that is sur
passed by but few men.
Up until a few months ago Frank
Hoei was sarcely ever missing from
the passenger train running to Mont
rose that left the Grand Junction sta
ton every morning. Since he has
been Ill at his home we have not got
used to travelling on the train without
him calling out the stations. II does
not seem right that he is not there.
There is q vacancy that gnaws at the
heart strings-and it will do so for
long time.
Hugh will be there-but Frankie
is-away-a will not come back. He
has called the last station-he has
his last run.
Frank HoeT did mountain of good
in the world-he left a lot of people
better and happier after he had talked
with them--iie has left a monument
in faithful service to his employer and
worthwhile service to the public that
will live long.
Friend. You will be missed more
than any of US can know. We shall
go back and forth and we shall miss
seeing you and hearing your genial
voice, but we shall not forget you and
the good you did to humanity.
Tear-dimrned eyes looked upon your
casket for the last time as your
body was slowly, tenderly lowered in /
to its last home, beside the remains Of
your loved ones in the little Gunnison
and we turn to go our sever
al ways with heavy hearts and poig- /
nant grief over the loss of a tried, true
and longtime friend.
Goodby Frank-all is well with you
n the land where sorrow and parting
10 not enter.
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