He was a 1961 graduate of Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas.
Frank was a member of the Don's Social Club at Sam Houston Stater Teachers College and was initiated into the Alpha Tau Omega national Fraternity after it was established on campus in 1960.
Frank's mother was Velda Q. Dobbs. She was the first female Warden within the Texas Department of Corrections at the Goree Unit (Women's Prison) when she was appointed Warden in July, 1954.
Frank spent many years working at Channel 2 Television Station, the NBC affiliate in Houston, Texas.