Honoring Frank Patrisso, Last Charter Member
Allison Broussard2021-04-06T23:31:05-04:00Frank "Babe" Patrisso passed away peacefully in his home on March 26, 2021, at the age of 95. Frank and his two brothers, Nicholas and Ed, were founding members of the Holy Name Fife, Drum & Bugle Corps, the predecessor to the Holy Name Cadets, Garfield Cadets, Cadets of Bergen County and, eventually, The Cadets. According to his obituary, Frank joined the United States Navy at the age of 17 and served in World War II from 1943 to 1946. He was stationed on the USS Lynx (AK-100) Ship in San Francisco which carried cargo to locations in the Asiatic-Pacific [...]