Frank Elliott Sisson, II

Sisson, II, Frank Elliott, 87, Retired United States Air Force Major, passed away Thursday, February 12, 2015. A decorated pilot, he flew B-25s, B-29s, and C-130s in troop support and combat missions. After retiring from the military, he worked in and created businesses supporting the private aviation industry. He wrote several books, one on whaling ships and the maritime civil war, “A Ransomed Yankee”; another on the U.S. Constitution, “Wake Up, America!”; and his autobiography, “A Determined Yankee”. An avid golfer, he had five lifetime holes in one. He was an even more avid family man, with a marriage of 63 years, four children and eleven grandchildren. Memorial Service will be at 2 PM, Saturday February 21, 2015, at University Congregational Church. Preceded in death by his parents, Elliott Hawes and Lila Smith Sisson. Survived by his wife, Anne; children, Frank Elliott (Ellen) Sisson, III of New Canaan, CT, Benjamin Hawes (Barbara) Sisson of Omaha, NE, Lucy Sisson Wilhelm of Farmington, CT, and William Matteson (Kathleen) Sisson of Avon, CT. Donations in his honor can be made to either The Junior ROTC Scholarship Fund c/o MOAA, 201 N. Washington St., Alexandria, VA 22314 or The Long Gray Line Fund c/o Assn of Graduates at West Point Military Academy, 698 Mills Rd., West Point, NY 10996.