Marti Frumhoff 1957-2007
Today would have been Marti Frumhoff’s 60th birthday, but she died less than 3 months after her 50th birthday. Marti worked tirelessly to make St. Louis a better place to live. She still made time to mentor me in the real estate business.
Marti was the big sister I never had — she was 10 years + 5 days older than me. A decade ago we celebrated our birthdays together — her 50th & my 40th. She was 50 when she had a heart attack at home…alone. I was 40 when I had a stroke at home…alone.
I think about her often, especially in February. When I heard about the vandalism at a historic Jewish cemetery earlier this week I had to check. Frumhoff is interred at a different historic Jewish cemetery less than a mile away. I can’t understand why anyone would would knock over grave markers.
Monday I’ll celebrate the last day of my 40s, I wish Marti was still here so we could celebrate her 60th.
— Steve Patterson