We'll Miss You Uncle Frank!
Unforgettable, that's what you are. Unforgettable, though near or far.
Like a song of love that clings to me.
How the thought of you does things to me. Never before has someone been more. Unforgettable in every way.
And forever more, that's how you'll stay.
That's why, Frank, it's incredible...
that someone so unforgettable...
thinks we're unforgettable too.We celebrate the life and legacy of "Uncle" Frank Potenza. He was born in Brooklyn, New York on November 11, 1933 and passed in Los Angeles, California August 23rd 2011. Frank is survived by his brother Bart, daughters Ann, Sally, and Micki; their husbands Josh, Peter, and Eric; and granddaughter Franki.
"Uncle Frank has left the building."
Frank Potenza, a Korean War veteran and retired New York City police officer who found late-life fame on his nephew Jimmy Kimmel's late-night TV show, has died at 77.
"Uncle Frank" was among the first regular characters introduced on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" in 2003, Kimmel asked Potenza, a former security guard at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas and St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York, to move to Hollywood to take part in the show.
Potenza was frequently used in comedy bits or reaction shots, often to provide a dose of common sense or merely a puzzled shrug to the proceedings.
"His kindness and humor will be missed by everyone he touched," the show said in a statement Tuesday '' - Los Angeles Times
*Please feel free to light a candle, leave a message or add photos of yourself and Uncle Frank to this website...
Services for Francis Michael Potenza were held at Christ the King Church in Las Vegas, NV on Friday August 26, 2011 with Interment at Bunkers Memory Gardens.
A local Mass, in his name, will be held at 5:00pm on Monday September 5, 2011 at Christ the King Church 624 N. Rossmore Ave. (x Melrose & Vine) in Los Angeles, CA.
In honor of Uncle Frank, we've set up a non-profit charitable fund to assist deserving organizations/people who need an Uncle Frank-style hand. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to:
THE UNCLE FRANK POTENZA HELPING HAND FUND
c/o: San Gennaro Foundation
16217 Kittridge St.
Van Nuys, CA 91406
Tax ID #26-0063614
Online donations can be made through The San Gennaro Foundation at www.feastofla.org (click "Foundation" tab, "Make A Donation", then select "Uncle Frank Helping Hands Fund").
This fund will be under the auspices of The San Gennaro Foundation
501c3 non-profit organization Tax ID #26-0063614.
Thank you from all of us...
