Of his early childhood years Dad related a story concerning his maternal grandfather John Henry Rensing. He said that he could never seem to handle the horse drawn wagon to satisfy his Grandpa, he either drove too fast or too slow, never just right and usually got a clout for his efforts.
From what I have been able to gather my Dad was all boy and managed to get himself into minor scrapes, especially in school with the Sisters. Naturally I learned about this after, I had grown to adulthood.
One story concerns a play which was written about him at the grade school, St. Dominic's, in Breese, Illinois. He was known as the tall man, in a school play. One fine day he was caught walking around the roof edge of the school, quite a feat considering the height of the building. I managed to visit Breese in the mid 1970's and met an elderly man who was a classmate and remembered him quite well, mainly as one who was frequently in trouble at school.
As a young man Frank was a tall thin man who managed to dress as the dapper young man of the 1920's and 30's. He always dressed well and quite meticulous about his shoes which were always highly polished over which he wore spats. According to my mother he was quite often taken to be a gangster due to his size and dress especially when they visited the speakeasies of the late 20's.
Considering some of the individuals he knew in his later life I often wonder? His tax lawyer was the famous Sarkus Webbe, who died in prison where he was serving time for violating the Federal Tax system. Many of dad's friends operated on the shady side of the law.
In 1936 he started as a learning boy with the Anheuser-Bush Brewery as a member of Local #6 Brewers Union until 1942 when he became the Manager of the Gambrinus Hall, the Brewery Workers Union Headquarters until 1946. In 1946 he opened and operated his own business the Little Gam's Tavern on the corner of Broadway and Wisconsin. In 1950 he remodeled the building on the opposite corner and opened The Little Gam's Lounge. He operated both of these businesses until 1960. Between 1952 and 1955 he also managed the Gambrinus Hall a second time. In 1952 he returned as a full time brewery worker at Anheuser-Bush. In 1960 after suffering a heart attack he sold his businesses and continued with the brewery until his retirement on 19 December 1973.
From what I have been able to gather my Dad was all boy and managed to get himself into minor scrapes, especially in school with the Sisters. Naturally I learned about this after, I had grown to adulthood.
One story concerns a play which was written about him at the grade school, St. Dominic's, in Breese, Illinois. He was known as the tall man, in a school play. One fine day he was caught walking around the roof edge of the school, quite a feat considering the height of the building. I managed to visit Breese in the mid 1970's and met an elderly man who was a classmate and remembered him quite well, mainly as one who was frequently in trouble at school.
As a young man Frank was a tall thin man who managed to dress as the dapper young man of the 1920's and 30's. He always dressed well and quite meticulous about his shoes which were always highly polished over which he wore spats. According to my mother he was quite often taken to be a gangster due to his size and dress especially when they visited the speakeasies of the late 20's.
Considering some of the individuals he knew in his later life I often wonder? His tax lawyer was the famous Sarkus Webbe, who died in prison where he was serving time for violating the Federal Tax system. Many of dad's friends operated on the shady side of the law.
In 1936 he started as a learning boy with the Anheuser-Bush Brewery as a member of Local #6 Brewers Union until 1942 when he became the Manager of the Gambrinus Hall, the Brewery Workers Union Headquarters until 1946. In 1946 he opened and operated his own business the Little Gam's Tavern on the corner of Broadway and Wisconsin. In 1950 he remodeled the building on the opposite corner and opened The Little Gam's Lounge. He operated both of these businesses until 1960. Between 1952 and 1955 he also managed the Gambrinus Hall a second time. In 1952 he returned as a full time brewery worker at Anheuser-Bush. In 1960 after suffering a heart attack he sold his businesses and continued with the brewery until his retirement on 19 December 1973.
Of his early childhood years Dad related a story concerning his maternal grandfather John Henry Rensing. He said that he could never seem to handle the horse drawn wagon to satisfy his Grandpa, he either drove too fast or too slow, never just right and usually got a clout for his efforts.
From what I have been able to gather my Dad was all boy and managed to get himself into minor scrapes, especially in school with the Sisters. Naturally I learned about this after, I had grown to adulthood.
One story concerns a play which was written about him at the grade school, St. Dominic's, in Breese, Illinois. He was known as the tall man, in a school play. One fine day he was caught walking around the roof edge of the school, quite a feat considering the height of the building. I managed to visit Breese in the mid 1970's and met an elderly man who was a classmate and remembered him quite well, mainly as one who was frequently in trouble at school.
As a young man Frank was a tall thin man who managed to dress as the dapper young man of the 1920's and 30's. He always dressed well and quite meticulous about his shoes which were always highly polished over which he wore spats. According to my mother he was quite often taken to be a gangster due to his size and dress especially when they visited the speakeasies of the late 20's.
Considering some of the individuals he knew in his later life I often wonder? His tax lawyer was the famous Sarkus Webbe, who died in prison where he was serving time for violating the Federal Tax system. Many of dad's friends operated on the shady side of the law.
In 1936 he started as a learning boy with the Anheuser-Bush Brewery as a member of Local #6 Brewers Union until 1942 when he became the Manager of the Gambrinus Hall, the Brewery Workers Union Headquarters until 1946. In 1946 he opened and operated his own business the Little Gam's Tavern on the corner of Broadway and Wisconsin. In 1950 he remodeled the building on the opposite corner and opened The Little Gam's Lounge. He operated both of these businesses until 1960. Between 1952 and 1955 he also managed the Gambrinus Hall a second time. In 1952 he returned as a full time brewery worker at Anheuser-Bush. In 1960 after suffering a heart attack he sold his businesses and continued with the brewery until his retirement on 19 December 1973.
From what I have been able to gather my Dad was all boy and managed to get himself into minor scrapes, especially in school with the Sisters. Naturally I learned about this after, I had grown to adulthood.
One story concerns a play which was written about him at the grade school, St. Dominic's, in Breese, Illinois. He was known as the tall man, in a school play. One fine day he was caught walking around the roof edge of the school, quite a feat considering the height of the building. I managed to visit Breese in the mid 1970's and met an elderly man who was a classmate and remembered him quite well, mainly as one who was frequently in trouble at school.
As a young man Frank was a tall thin man who managed to dress as the dapper young man of the 1920's and 30's. He always dressed well and quite meticulous about his shoes which were always highly polished over which he wore spats. According to my mother he was quite often taken to be a gangster due to his size and dress especially when they visited the speakeasies of the late 20's.
Considering some of the individuals he knew in his later life I often wonder? His tax lawyer was the famous Sarkus Webbe, who died in prison where he was serving time for violating the Federal Tax system. Many of dad's friends operated on the shady side of the law.
In 1936 he started as a learning boy with the Anheuser-Bush Brewery as a member of Local #6 Brewers Union until 1942 when he became the Manager of the Gambrinus Hall, the Brewery Workers Union Headquarters until 1946. In 1946 he opened and operated his own business the Little Gam's Tavern on the corner of Broadway and Wisconsin. In 1950 he remodeled the building on the opposite corner and opened The Little Gam's Lounge. He operated both of these businesses until 1960. Between 1952 and 1955 he also managed the Gambrinus Hall a second time. In 1952 he returned as a full time brewery worker at Anheuser-Bush. In 1960 after suffering a heart attack he sold his businesses and continued with the brewery until his retirement on 19 December 1973.
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