Obituary of Frank J. Horn

God must have asked for a volunteer because Frank Horn, 53, went to join him in heaven on December 10, 2011. Whether the Rotary, Jaycees, Habitat for Humanity, the Akron Zoo, Bridgestone World Golf Championship, Leadership Akron, St. Vincent Church and School, or any friend doing a project, Frank was there to lend a hand. He always had the desire, time, and energy to help others, despite the long hours he spent at work, first at his business of sixteen years, Frank Horn Architects, and later at the University of Akron as Director of Architectural Design & Construction. A graduate of Kent State University, Frank quickly adopted UA when he started working there. As a coach and lifelong soccer player, he was very proud of the part he played in the construction of the Zips' new football and soccer stadiums. Frank's legacy will not just be about things he designed, but will include the relationships he built with his love for others. So now that his hard work is done, raise a glass of your favorite beer, as Frank would have done, to toast a life and a million jobs "well done". Frank is preceded in death by his father, George Horn, and survived by his wife Judy; children Renee & Will; mother Anna; brother Robert & sister-in-law Margie; brothers & sisters-in-law Ric & Carol Harris, Donna & Joe Anderson, & Jim & Kyle Harris; many nephews, nieces, aunts, uncles, cousins, and godsons, as well as lifelong friends George Horvath, Donnie Langham, & John Dodovich. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 3-8 pm at the Anthony Funeral Home KUCKO-ANTHONY-KERTESZ CHAPEL, 1990 S. Main St. in Akron. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Fr. Joseph Kraker on Thursday at 10:00 am at St. Vincent Catholic Church on Market St. in Akron. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery in Akron. In lieu of flowers, donations would be appreciated in Frank's name to any of the above named organizations he supported.