Saturday, January 24, 2009
My deepest sympathies go out to the Frisbie family. I was saddened to learn of Fr. Frisbie's passing today. Fr. Frisbie said mass on weekends at my parish, St. James Church in Rocky Hill. My husband, Tim & I attended our engaged couples weekend at St. Thomas Seminary & saw Fr. Frisbie at lunch. We introduced ourselves and after a few minutes he excused himself asking that we remain there & wait for him to return. After a few minutes he came back with a wooden cut out of my first name. To this day, I have no idea how or where he could've gotten something like that so quickly. Today, I have it in my kitchen. A few weeks later we spoke to him after mass & he had a a carving of Tim's full name...Timothy C Ludlam. It was such a nice gesture and for him to remember Tim's full name, including middle initial, goes to show just how much attention he paid when he had a conversation with you. He was a kind & gentle man & just by watching him on the alter & listening to him speak, you knew he was a man of great character. I haven't seen Fr. Frisbie for several years now but his gifts to Tim & me are in our kitchen and serve as a daily reminder of him and his giving and loving spirit. Kathleen Brett
