Obituaries

• Jurisdiction: Kansas,United States
• Citation: Vol. 91 No. 1 Pg. 56
• Pages: 56
• Publication year: 2022

ObituariesNo. 91 J. Kan. Bar Assn 1, 56 (2022)Kansas Bar JournalFebruary, 2022

January 2022

FRANK CARMINE SABATINI (5/24/1932 - 10/24/2021)

Frank Carmine Sabatini was born in 1932 and, at 89 years of age, he passed away on Sunday, October 24, 2021, after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was surrounded by family at his home in Topeka, Kansas. Sabatini was born in Chicago, Illinois, a first-generation Italian American. He was the youngest of three children born to Carmine and Lisetta Sabatini. He was a man who loved his faith, his family and his community. After graduating from Chicago's Tilden Tech High School, he earned a football scholarship, which brought him to the University of Kansas. He graduated from KU with a B.S. degree in Industrial Management and a Juris Doctorate. Sabatini served our country in the U.S. Army at Fort Benning, Georgia, and continued his service in the Army National Guard. In 1954, Sabatini married Alice Chandler and raised four sons: Marcus, Matthew, Michael and Daniel. Of all his accomplishments, being a father and grandfather was what made him most proud. Alice died in 1997. Sabatini was a successful and recognized community leader and businessman. He began his career as a law clerk for Harry W. Colmery. His practice of law led to other ventures. He served on the Kansas Legislature from 1970 to 1971, was a trustee for KU Endowment and was appointed chair in 1994 for the Kansas Board of Regents. He opened his first Pizza Hut franchise in 1964, which led to additional locations throughout the south. He was a director of Fidelity State Bank & Trust Co. in Topeka until purchasing Capital City Bank & Trust from Georgia Neese Gray in 1979. He grew the community bank to include 11 regional locations before merging with Capital Federal in 2018. Sabatini served on countless boards and committees, always willing to give time, treasure and talent to organizations that made a...