William Ross Franck Mr.

Brian,
I am so very sorry for your loss. Your Dad was as much a part of our family as any of my blood relatives. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. Please know that you truly a part of our family as well. May God give you comfort in such a difficult time in your life.

Love, Jenny Edge Ragase

Brian, we never met but your father was a close dear friend I use
to go to luncheons and dinner with them when they were in Wheeling.
In fact we exchanges several emails on the day he past. Was such
a shock to me. He was the kindness man and the class of ’53 will
surely miss him. My prayers go out to you thru you dark hours coming
up. I sent the news of him passing to the classmates I have on my
email list. God bless you RIP dear Ross
Shirley Jagaczewski … Class of ’53

So sorry to hear of Ross’s passing. Always enjoyed seeing and talking with him at our class reunions. My thoughts and prayers are with you and family.
Sharon (Coulter) Schmahmann class of 53

My wife and I are regretful for the loss of your father. I remember him as an athlete and classmate. Loss
of a loved one is so hurtful and it will take time to adjust —take the time and remember your father and
all he meant to you and family. Good luck and God -speed.

Ross was truly one of the kindest and most generous people I’ve ever known. He never complained. He accepted everyone as they are, and loved life, family and friends unconditionally. He was also so loving to and interested in our children and their activities. I value the time I got to spend with him, listening to stories about his family in Zanesville, working on the railroad, and traveling the world. Together we went to the National World War I Museum to donate some papers and artifacts from his Dad’s military service in France. The Museum was very pleased to have these items as they had never seen many of them before. It was a great day spent with Ross, and one that I will always remember. I am so sorry he is gone. He had a big impact on all of our lives, and he will not be forgotten.

This article’s armenugt is fallacious in several ways . Take his premise to its logical conclusion; ie everyone has a gun, and you simply replace one set of force dynamics with another. These dynamics would be identical to the ones that would exist if no one had guns, except with far more lethality; you eliminate the physical differences that allow one person to overpower another and replace them with differences in skill with the weapon, willingness to employ it, etc. But, because the gun, in any hands, is such a potentially greater threat, there’s no doubt the author would get what he desires, that is, to be left alone. Far more alone than is conducive for the flourishing and continuance of civilization. Far from creating an atmosphere where people could persuade each other without resorting to force, you simply get a situation where no one can confidently argue ANYTHING, for fear of it escalating into a lethal encounter. Would you engage in a controversial, or emotionally sensitive, or divisive armenugt with a person packing heat, even if you were, too? And yet to grow and progress as a species and a civilization, these types of armenugts, where people end up seethingly angry at each other, where one ends up feeling hopelessly humiliated, befuddled, defeated, are indispensable. They are also IMPOSSIBLE in a world where everyone has a gun. Someone will always be capable of getting the drop on someone else and that fact would have a chilling effect on all human social interaction and advancement. We tried this experiment once. It was called the wild west and there are very good reasons why it is considered an obsolete model.