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Frank and Nancy were divorced in 1970. In 1987, he became the domestic partner of Jacqueline Wise Newcomb in Annapolis, Maryland.
Frank attended South Kent School in Connecticut from 1939-1943. He enlisted in the Naval Reserve just before graduation. In July, 1943, he enrolled at Cal Tech, was called to active duty by the Navy and was in the Navy's V-12 program at Cal Tech. He graduated in February 1946 with a degree in mechanical engineering and a commission as Ensign in the Naval Reserve. Since the war was over, he was released to inactive duty. At that time, he took a job with the Dupont Company as an engineer, working and living in Wilmington, Delaware. When the Korean War broke out, he was recalled to the Navy and served for two years on the destroyers " USS Thomason" and "USS Cowell."
His next Dupont assignment was Chicago. There, he enrolled in the University of Chicago's MBA program. Ford Motor Company heard of him through the University of Chicago and, in 1955, he was hired by Ford and joined its Central Finance Staff.
Four years later, in 1959, Frank was hired by the World Bank, where he held engineering and financial and management positions until 1970. During those years, he appraised and supervised both industrial and public utilities projects, for example, the World Bank's first energy project of exploiting geo-thermal hot water to heat Reykjavik, Iceland, and the Bank's first water supply project which served Taipei, Taiwan.
From 1970 to 1978, he was assigned to the World Bank's Economic Development Institute, where he was responsible for providing Industrial and Public Utilities Projects Courses for senior officials from developing countries. His most interesting undertaking was designing and giving these courses in Romania. These courses effectively introduced 'market economic principles' to Communist countries.
From 1979 to 1982 (when he retired) Frank managed the World Bank's Power, Energy and Water Supply Division for South Asia. His most satisfying achievement during those years in Asia was conceiving an idea for the modification of the Tarbela dam on the Indus River in Pakistan. That idea had been missed by four of the world's most renowned Consulting Engineering firms. It resulted in savings of upwards to one billion dollars
Following his retirement, he worked as a financial consultant, taught sailing classes and became a Captain, licensed by the U.S. Coast Guard. He and his trawler, "Confetti," were well-known among boaters in the Bahamas for broadcasting the weather. As of 1997, he and Jacquie were living in Florida, while traveling the United States by car and spending much time sailing the open seas.
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Denis is remembered as being very active in family and community affairs. He was an avid golfer, sang light opera, and was active in his church, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. Like many of the Scribners, he was tall and lanky.
Denis graduated from South Kent School in Connecticut, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (with a degree in chemical engineering), Morris Harvey College In Charleston, West Virginaia, and West Virginia Graduate Scvhool of Business. He served in the Army Reserve as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Chemical Corps and retired as a Captain.
Denis worked for some large businesses during his career. He was a senior production engineer with Union Carbide Chemicals Co. in Charleston, WV, and was manager of corporate plans and analysis for Union Carbide in New York City. In 1968, he joined Frost, Johnson, Read and Smith Co. in Charleston, WV. That company merged in 1980 with J.C. Bradford and Company. In 1982, Denis became Sales Manager for the Charleston office. In 1989, he became a partner in the firm. He was a member of Bradford's Leadership Council for seven years, and was one of the first Bradford account executives to be named as a senior financial consultant. In addition to all of this, he served as director, corporate secretary and a member of the Midwest Stock Exchange and as an allied member of the New York Stock Exchange.
As with all of his family members, Denis had a deep concern for the needs of people. He served in various volunteer leadership positions with the American Cancer Society.
Other involvements included the Board of Directors and Conductors Club of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, the Charleston Opera Company (with which he performed in the late 1970's and early 1980's), and the Rotary Club of Charleston, among others. In Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, he was senior warden, member of the vestry, treasurer, lay reader, choir member, delegate to the Diocesan Convention, and chairman of the Annual Giving and Capital Fund Drive.
He also had time for golf.
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Since her childhood, Annette was known by her nickname, "Taki."
She attended high school in Washington, DC. In 1975, she graduated from Kirkland College near Utica, New York. Following college, she worked for a year as a paralegal in Colorado Springs, Colorado, then returned to New York where she taught French at Clinton High School 1977-78. She then joined IBM in their Syracuse, New York, office and was a Systems Engineer and Manager for several years. She and Bill Donovan met while they were both in training for their work at IBM. They lived first in New York City, then moved to Larchmont in Westchester County. Their children were born in Larchmont and, in 1990, Annette left IBM to devote herself full-time to the family. Corporate transfers included being transferred in 1990 to Pleasanton, California, and in 1993 to Cary, North Carolina, where they were living as of 1997.