Francis X. Gilhool (Frank) left us April 19. He was born in Carbondale, Pennsylvania and had five brothers and five sisters. Frank and his wife Ann lived in Rumson for 30 years before moving to Shrewsbury for the past 20 years.
An avid runner, Frank completed eight marathons, including the New York City Marathon which was his favorite. In high school he was a newspaper carrier and a soda jerk at McCawleys Drug Store.
After high school Frank moved to Washington, D.C. and joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He served in battle in the Korean War and received an honorable discharge. After the war he went to college at East Stroudsburg Teacher’s College. Frank also was a bible salesman and impressed one of his customers so much that he had him come to work for him at NY Life Insurance Company. Frank then opened his own insurance company, G.F. Financial, along with his partner Ed Foster.
Surviving are his wife Ann; son Michael and his wife Megan; son Francis and his wife Kim; and granddaughters Kate, Natalie and Daisy. He was predeceased by daughter Maureen. Also surviving are his siblings, Mary, Florence, Grace and Kerry.
Services at Thompson Memorial Home, Red Bank will be private.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Frank’s name can be made to the Food Bank or the Monmouth County SPCA.
The article originally appeared in the April 30 – May 6, 2020 print edition of The Two River Times.
