Hundreds honor Gerry Frank, “Oregon’s Premier Citizen”
Skip Frank speaks at the memorial service for his uncle Gerry Frank, held Thursday, May 19 at the Salem Convention Center (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter)
When Gerry Frank moved to Salem in 1955 to open the newest branch of his family’s Portland-based Meier & Frank Department store, the city only had about 40,000 residents.
But Frank employed his signature networking and charm and drew a crowd of about 75,000 for the store’s grand opening, former Salem…
