Frank Tom Vitale
July 31, 1930-May 12, 2015
San Francisco and Menlo Park, California

Frank Tom Vitale passed away peacefully May 12, 2015. He is survived by three daughters, Tony and Frankie of Los Angeles and Vicky of Alaska, and a son, Danny of Australia. Frank was preceded in death by his sister, Yolanda "DOC" Vitale Blom, and leaves behind a niece, Nancy Blom Kerstetter, and cousins, Dee Storm, Frank Ralph Vitale (cousins with the same name/confusing at times) Hal Wall and LaVerne Vitale.

He was born in San Francisco to Gaetano and Rose Vitale. Later the family moved to Palo Alto where Frank attended Ravenswood Elementary and Sequoia High. In 1947, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps and was honorably discharged in 1950.

Frank had many interesting careers: a firefighter in Menlo Park for 10 years, owner/bartender, Food Management, taught at the Culinary Institute in Baltimore and was the Matradee at the famous Bohemian Club in San Francisco and Bohemian Grove summer encampment.

He enjoyed cooking and entertaining friends and family and was a loyal friend to those who knew him; he made a deep impression on people; he will be profoundly missed.

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