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you to come by. Sit down at the table. Tea or cocoa? What have you been up to? How is so and so? She wanted to hear all about it. Although we were clearly in her orbit, some- how she made each of us feel as if she were in our orbit.


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Shoehorned into the pews were friends who had known Frankie for 5, 10, 20, 50 or more years. As capacious as was Frankie in her friendships, she kept her own counsel. Frankie was disabled, over time her mobil-


of other physical and medical conditions. T e cause is unknown, hence “idiopathic.” When asked about her health, Frankie merely expressed the kind of frustration that one ex- periences with a car that is breaking down all the time: it was an inconve- nience and a nuisance, and not interesting enough to dwell on. Moving on. What have you been up to lately?


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ity becoming increasingly limited, her health increasingly more fragile. She lived vicariously, through her family, friends, her visual arts and her listening arts. T e chatter in the chapel was revealing. Childhood polio. No, a thyroid issue. Cancer. Lyme Disease. Lupus. How was it that we all knew Frankie, but


we didn’t know the nature of what bedeviled her? T at was yet another of Frankie’s gifts to us. Frankie did not want to burden us with her pain and troubles. She did not want us to worry about her. We knew she had bad goes of it. We knew that there were times that she ended up in the hospital. We knew there were issues with her blood. We knew that this scourge made her increasingly disabled. During the eulogy we learned that it was idio- pathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), a rare platelet disorder that causes easy or excessive bruising and bleeding. It wreaks havoc on the immune system, and over time causes a myriad


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somewhere, regally draped in gorgeous fabrics, deep colors, crimsons and golds. However, Frankie was not holding court. She was never in the center of the room. Instead, she would be off to the side, strategically seated where she had a view of everyone in the entire room. She was the audience, the world around her, the stage. Here, she could study the land- scape, the colors. Here, she could study us. And when we found her, it was only natural


that we would genufl ect. And then spend a few moments basking in the warmth of her attention.


Her Legacy She began painting in the 1960s, and she was


prolifi c. Her work appeared on the covers of T e Chronicle of the Horse, Maryland Horse and T e Equiery. T ere is not a Maryland art gallery or an


equestrian gallery that does not contain a piece of her work. From notecards to original oils, Frankie was


generous with her gifts, helping to support vir- tually every not-for-profi t equestrian organiza-


tion in Maryland, and, of course, the Masters of the Fox Hounds Association. In her quiet way, Frankie played a critical role in numerous careers. Frankie’s discerning eye helped to propel Karen Kandra Wenzel when she was launching her career as a foxchasing photographer (after hanging up her spurs). Writes Karen on Facebook: “Frankie was so kind to use several of my fox photos as inspi- ration for her paintings. I was deeply honored that a couple even appeared in the Centen- nial Art Collection for the Masters of the Fox Hounds Association.” T e list of artists whom Frankie touched or


inspired, who give Frankie credit for helping to develop their confi dence, is endless. T e list of horse people who have a “Frankie” in their homes is incalculable.


Drop by for tea! In the beginning, she would make the cup of tea or cocoa for us. Over time, we made the cup of tea for her. If pressed, Frankie would share her latest art


with you. In the beginning, she would take you down to her studio. Over time: “Tom! Can you bring up…” Tom. Tom Pardoe, her adoring husband.


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