Francisco (FRANK) A. Reyes, Jr. was born on October 6th, 1938, to Francisco and Joaquina Reyes in Manila Philippines. A graduate of the University of Santo Tomas, College of Medicine in Manila. 1961, and post-graduate education in surgery at the University of Kansas Medical Center Dept of Surgery in Kansas City Kansas, under Chairman Frank F. Allbritten, Jr. and his professional staff in 1967. Accepted in the Fellowship of the American College of Surgeons and became a Diplomate in Surgery before establishing a private practice in Ottawa, Kansas, and two other neighboring county hospitals. Frank was devoted to his patients – and it was not uncommon for him to accept payment for his services with items from his patients’ farms: eggs, tomatoes, corn, etc. if monetary payment was not an option. He married Alice V. Nubla in 1962 (deceased). He is survived by his son Allan (Educator), daughter Annette (Registered Nurse), two granddaughters, Caroline (Attorney) and Olivia (presently finishing graduate school studies in Psychology), and sister Clarita, Manila, Philippines. He remarried in 1996 toMaria Elena Pelaez (deceased). Upon retiring from his medical practice, Frank volunteered in numerous medical missions throughout the Philippine islands, enjoyed time with his children and grandchildren, traveled the world, and played golf as often as possible.“