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Franklin D. “Frank” Lusk of Westbrook, passed away on May 19, peacefully at home overlooking his beloved salt marsh and the newest generation of osprey. He enjoyed 88 well-lived years.

Frank leaves behind his cherished family: wife of 62 years Shirley (Soto) Lusk, daughter Lesley Byrne and granddaughter Emily Byrne of Glastonbury, and granddaughter Meghan Byrne of Philadelphia as well as extended family and many close friends.

Frank retired from Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, where he was an officer with 34 years of service. After moving to Westbrook from Simsbury in 1984, Frank became active in the community, where he served on numerous boards and commissions, including chairman of the Town Retirement Board, initial chairman of the Public Library Renovation and Expansion Committee, and president of the Westbrook Land Conservation Trust. He was quite proud and honored to have been elected as first selectman of Westbrook for two terms in 1995 to 1999, until his final retirement.

Frank received his bachelor of science degree from Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, where he was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, and attended graduate school at Temple University in Philadelphia. He served in the Aviation Branch of the U.S. Navy and was a lieutenant in the Naval Reserve (inactive).

Frank helped establish the Food for All Garden in Clinton and spent many volunteer hours there over the years growing fresh vegetables for the local food pantry. He was also a devoted Red Cross blood donor, contributing 215 pints over his lifetime! He was a longtime member of the Essex Paddle Tennis Club, an avid reader and arts patron, and was fortunate to have traveled extensively worldwide. Frank was a quiet man who will be remembered by family and friends with love and respect for his work ethic, call to civic duty, caretaking of the environment, devotion to family, abundant generosity, and extreme kindness.

Should anyone wish to make a donation in his honor, Frank would have been most pleased to have it sent to the Food for All Garden, P.O. Box 122, Clinton CT 06413.

The family invites you to stop by to share a hug or a memory with them between 5 and 8 p.m. on Friday, June 17, at the Oxford Academy Pavilion, Boston Post Road in Westbrook.