Legal Legend and Community Icon Frank Petrosino Is Gone

Vermont Legal Legend and Community Icon Frank Petrosino passed away after a long illness Thursday night, August 22, 2013 surrounded by family.

Legal legend and community icon Frank Petrosino leaves the legend of the Boa-conda in Mythical Journeys – Today in Eldyrwood is the 23rd Day of the Lightning Moon, 513rd Harvest A.L.

Frank was very active in fiction-theatre and was a driving force behind the explosive growth of live-action-role-play theatre.  He was a writer, actor, director and creator.  He is most famous for the the Boa-conda at 100-foot long land snake that has a reputation for being highly dangerous to other actors.

Frank was also an icon at the Burlington Toastmasters and played a driving force taking an ailing club and propelling it to the success it is today.  Toastermasters nationwide are in mourning over Frank’s passing.

The formal obituary .

FRANK VINCENT PETROSINO III SOUTH BURLINGTON – Frank Vincent Petrosino III, 44, of South Burlington died at his home on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, following a long battle with ALS. He was born in Red Bank, N.J., on Nov. 17, 1968, the son of Frank V. Petrosino and Angela (Phillips) Petrosino. He was a graduate of Blair Academy in Blairstown, N.J., Boston University in Boston, and New England School of Law in Boston. On Sept. 23, 1995, he was married in St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Middlebury to Heidi Smith. Frank was an attorney at Paul, Frank + Collins. He enjoyed sailing, skiing and live action role playing. He is survived by his wife, Heidi Smith of South Burlington; his two sons, Talon and Tristan; his parents, Frank and Angels Petrosino of Punta Gorda, Fla.; sister, Pamela Huxford of Jackson, N.J.; brothers-in-law, James Huxford, Scott and Jay Smith; sister-in-law, Megan Perry Smith; nephews, Zachory, Alec and Cael Huxford; nieces, Taylor, Logan and Justine Smith; father-in-law, D. Wesley Smith Jr.; and mother-in-law, Gail Smith. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, Aug. 26, 2013, at 11 a.m. in St. John Vianney Roman Catholic Church in South Burlington. Burial will follow in Resurrection Park Cemetery. Visiting hours will be held on Sunday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Ready Funeral & Cremation Service, South Chapel, 261 Shelburne Rd., Burlington. To send online condolences, please visit www.readyfuneral.com. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his memory to the Spartan Racers to Conquer ALS, http://www.alsa. org/spartanracers, The ALS Association Northern New England Chapter, The Concord Center, 10 Ferry St., Suite 309, Concord, NH 03301.
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Arrangements:

The service arrangements for Frank Petrosino are: Calling hours Sunday 8/25 5:00-8:00pm at Ready Funeral Home at South Chapel 261 Shelburne Rd, South Burlington VT. Funeral Mass Monday 8/26 at 11:00am at Saint John Vianney Church 160 Hinesburg Road South Burlington, VT, 05403. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his memory to the Spartan Racers to Conquer ALS, www.alsa.org/spartanracers

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Heidi and Frank Petrosino

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. -A sad update to a story we brought you about a man suffering from ALS and his wife’s efforts to spread awareness of the disease.We met Frank and Heidi Smith of South Burlington earlier this week. Frank was diagnosed in 2010 with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. There is no cure for the degenerative neurological disorder, so Heidi formed a team to compete in an upcoming Spartan Race to raise money for research into the disease.One woman’s push to raise awareness of ALS