Krause, Frank Brooks Jr. died too soon at age 62, in Colorado Springs, CO, on July 19, 2014. Drummer, golfer, ace economist, jokester, Rodney Dangerfield protégé and Simpsons devotee, Frank was a real character who had real character. He may have missed his calling as a stand-up comic, but not as a stand-up guy. F.B. truly thought it was his job to brighten the lives of others, and he was wildly successful at it. It is no wonder he had a long line of girlfriends -- all of them pretty. Self-taught, F.B. played drums in the A. Gratz Band, and never lost his love of beating the skins. F.B.'s hilarious Christmas letters, which were more naughty than nice, were the highlight of the season for friends and family. He played life as he played golf -- for the pure joy of it, and, as with both his life and his golf game, he never kept score. Frank was the third of four children and the only son born to Frank and Katherine Krause. He had a happy childhood growing up in Southwest Mpls. F.B. attended John Burroughs and Robert Fulton Elementary Schools; he graduated from Breck School and from Hamline University with a degree in economics. Frank worked for National Screen Print and Spectrum Screenprinting. When his dad died, F.B. gave up his life in Mpls and moved to Florida to take over the care of his invalid mother. He filled her final years with loving companionship and lots and lots of laughter. (Every mother should be so lucky.) Frank was preceded in death by his parents, Frank Brooks Krause, Sr., and Katherine Nelson Krause, and his brother-in-law, Jay Huguely. He is survived by his adoring family: his sisters, Mary Krause, Jeanne Krause Kosek (Tom Alexander), and Nancy Krause (Ezra Tucker); his niece, Noël Tucker; his nephews, Nelson and Maclin Tucker; his aunt, Barbara Krause DeCoster; his cousins and his many friends. A memorial service celebrating Frank's life will be held on Monday, November 24th (tomorrow), at 2 PM at Plymouth Congregational Church, 1900 Nicollet Ave in Mpls. Memorials may be made in Frank's name to Plymouth Congregational Church. "Goodnight, sweet prince; And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest." - Wm Shakespeare