Frank Cipriani

CIPRIANI - Frank June 7, 2022. 1941- 2022. Frank Cipriani was a former professional baseball outfielder, whose career extended from 1960 through 1966. He appeared in Major League Baseball for 13 games as a right fielder for the Kansas City Athletics in 1961. From 1955 through 1959 Frank attended St. Jude Bishop Timon High School in Buffalo, NY, where he achieved both academic and athletic successes. At Timon, Frank achieved All Western New York honors in basketball and baseball and was named Man of the Year in 1959. Upon graduating from Timon, Frank attended Fordham University in New York City, NY on a full-ride basketball scholarship. Franks accomplishments also included numerous successful business endeavors that he started and ran with his brother Mario. These included the restaurants Big Wheel in West Seneca, NY, Macaroni Company and Garcias Irish Pub, both located in Buffalo, NY. Frank was a Lieutenant in the Lackawanna Fire Department, and served for 35 years. In April, 2022 he was inducted into the Timon Athletic Hall of Fame for the 1958 Varsity Baseball Team. The one success that Frank valued above all others was his loving family, which included his wife of 54 years, Margaret, his children Guy, Francis, John, Joseph and Marie, and his seven grandchildren Jack, Nicholas, Isabella, Evan, Madeline, Roman and Evangeline. Loving son of the late Mary and Gaetano Cipriani; dear brother of Mario (Regina) and the late Pasquale. Relatives and friends may visit the LOMBARDO FUNERAL HOME (Southtowns Chapel), 3060 Abbott Rd. near Lake Ave., on Friday from 4-8 PM, where a Funeral Service will be held on Saturday morning at 10 oclock. Frank was a US Army veteran.