On December 12 , Sheldon Saul Frankel died at home peacefully, with family by his side. He died of the lymphoma that he had managed so capably for a number of years. Shelly was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut on December 24, 1938 to Ira and Florence Frankel. He was raised in Connecticut and graduated from the University of Connecticut. He attended Boston University Law School where he obtained his JD and his LLM in tax. Shelly worked for the American Trial Lawyers Association in Boston and then moved to Ada, Ohio to begin his life-long career of teaching law. When the University of Puget Sound School of Law was founded he moved to Tacoma, Washington, where he taught until the Law School was transferred to Seattle University. He taught at Seattle University until his retirement. Over the years he kept in touch with his former students and was always proud of their accomplishments. In 1991 he and his wife Carol moved to Vashon, where Shelly soon became part of the music community. He played bass fiddle with Bob’s Garage, Riverbend, Swinging Strings and the Tune Tamers. He also sang in the Vashon Chorale.

Shelly is survived by his wife Carol, his sister Beverley of Tamrac, Florida, his daughters Jennifer Hurley and Cynthia Goodwin, of Seattle and his son David Frankel of Des Moines, Iowa; two stepdaughters, Sarah Merz of Stockton,

California and Ruth Merz, of Beaverton, Oregon, and nine grandchildren.

Family and friends will celebrate Shelly’s life at a later date.

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