Frank S. Butash

Francis S. Frank Butash of West Hartford died suddenly at home on June 12, 2007. Frank was born in Olyphant Pennsylvania in 1932, and spent most of his youth in Hempstead New York. He earned a BS in Electrical Engineering from Hofstra University, and an MS in Electrical Engineering from New York University. He served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War era. His lifelong career in computer systems included employment at Grumman Aerospace, IBM, ITT, EDS, Posi-Seal Corporation, and Capehart Corporation. He worked for many years as an Information Systems Consultant doing business as BEE Associates. As an Educator, he was full-time faculty at the University of Hartford Barney School of Business. In recent years he also taught as adjunct faculty there, and at UCONN West Hartford campus. Professor Butash?s expertise encompassed many aspects of Information Systems, Statistics, and other technical fields. Frank produced and hosted ?Tuesday Morning Jazz? and ?The Refrigerator Club?, a talk show, on WWUH FM Radio. He was the founder, Executive Director, and host of ?Hartford Late Night?, a weekly variety show on cable television. He was President of the Connecticut Access Users Group CTAUG, a professional association of users and developers who use Microsoft?s ?Access? database product. He served on the West Hartford Republican Town Committee as chairman of District 5. He founded the Connecticut Conservative Caucus, through which he hosted occasional public interest events, and he led a Hartford-area Conservative Town Hall Meetup group. Among his passions were jazz, flying, and sailing. He was an accomplished jazz pianist, had a pilot?s license, and raced his beloved Star boat, ?Boogie Woogie?, in Milford Yacht Club races. His father, Francis Butash and mother, Josephine Guenzer, predeceased him. He leaves two sisters Geraldine Oberling of West Hartford and Letitia Anderson of Vienna, Virginia, a brother Adrian Butash of Santa Barbara, California, and several nieces and nephews. He had an eclectic circle of friends from academia, business, music, politics, the media, the African American Alliance, Rabbi Yaffe?s Torah study, etc., etc. All enjoyed his intelligence, friendly good nature, generosity, and gift of humor. Frank will be greatly missed by all, more than ever by his dear friend Mary Ann Reid. There are no calling hours or funeral service. A private burial took place at the State of Connecticut Veteran?s Cemetery in Middletown. A celebration of Frank?s life, hosted by friends, will occur in the weeks to come. Frank was a proud member of the Sampson Air Force Base Veterans Association. Donations in his honor may be sent to SAFBVA, P.O. Box 331, Williamsville, NY 14231-0331 Attn: President Chip Phillips. Online messages of remembrance and sympathy may be made at www.molloyfuneralhome.com

Frank S. Butash

August 4, 1932 - June 12, 2007