Frank Alfred Jaklitsch

FRANK ALFRED JAKLITSCH – Frank A. Jaklitsch, 67, departed March 16, 2012, at home. He was born August 6, 1944, in New York, the son of Dr. Frank A. Jaklitsch and Helen E. Jaklitsch.\n \nFrank graduated from Farmingdale High School, NY, class of 1962. Following graduation, he studied at Greensboro College, NC. He left college after two years to serve in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. While enlisted he held the position of Psychological Operations Officer, Battalion Logistics Officer (S-4), and Range officer. He returned home to marry his college sweetheart, Diane Thornburg. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Maryland, and received his Masters of City and Regional Planning from Catholic University of America in Washington, DC.\nFrank served Calvert County for 28 years as the Director of Planning and Zoning. He was a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners, from which he received a National Award for Outstanding Planning in 1985. He has served as president of The Maryland Association of Planning Officials and was named “Maryland Planner of the Year” in 1989. \n \nFrank and Diane ardently loved to travel. Together they trekked the globe experiencing many of our world’s different cultures. He was equally passionate about architecture and the built environment. When he wasn’t setting sail he was swinging his hammer. His strongest love, however, belonged to his family and his friends; he was a devoted husband of 43 years, a consummate father, a tender grandfather, a supportive son and brother, a giving friend, and a guardian to the place he called home, Calvert County. \nFrank is survived by his beloved wife, Diane Jaklitsch; his daughter, Lara Thornton of Owings, and her husband Eric Thornton; his son, Trent Jaklitsch, of Chesapeake Beach; three grandchildren, Cassidy, Jack and Ella; his mother Helen Pszolkowski; one brother, Raymond Jaklitsch, and one sister, Maryellen Jaklitsch.\n \nVisitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, March 18, 2012, at Lee Funeral Home, 8200 Jennifer Lane, Owings, MD.\n \nA service of remembrance will be held at 3 p.m. Monday, March 19, 2012, at the Pavilion at Jefferson Patterson Park, 10515 Mackall Road - St. Leonard, MD 20685. \n \n Inurnment will be at Arlington National Cemetery, VA. Memorials in Frank’s honor may be made to Calvert Hospice. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Frank Alfred Jaklitsch please visit our Sympathy Store.