Frank is the eldest son of Frank (Don) and Audrey (Garinger) Clore. He was born in Bremerton, Washington on February 3, 1942. mnen World War Il ended, the family returned to Portland, His great grandparents were members of one of the many wagon trains migrating to the "Oregon Territory."

He attended Ardenwald Grade School, Milwaukie Junior High, and graduated from Milwaukie High School in June 1960. Growing up he was active in the Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Explorer Scouts. He also was active in King's Sons at Sellwood Baptist Church where he also taught a 4th grade boys Sunday School Class and a Sunday evening children's Bible Study. Frank was involved in 4-H Cooking and Leather Craft classes.

At the age of ten, Frank became an evening newspaper carrier for the Oregon Journal. During his freshmen year in high school, he was awarded the P L Jackson Memorial Award as Newspaper Boy of the Year. The Oregon Journal carried a two-page feature story about Frank and his church, school, scout, and community activities.

In high school he was a member of the band where he played sousaphone and served as band manager. His senior year he was pep band director for home basketball games and served as the Drum Major for the many summer band activities. He also served as the President of the Biology Club as well as the Future Teachers of America.

He became active in the Young Democrats of Oregon and founded the Milwaukie chapter where he served as president. He was elected the State High School Coordinator for the Oregon Young Democrats and served on the state advisory board, Frank was the Clackamas County Chairman for the Young Democrats for Kennedy-Johnson, which led to him meeting and traveling with U S Senator John F Kennedy in his campaign to become

President of the United States. He received an invitation to attend the inauguration. And later a breakfast meeting with President Lydon Johnson in Portland. Frank served as the Business Manager for the Milwaukie High 1960 Year Book and was elected to the National Quill and Scroll Society. He was recognized also as the Boy of the Month at a Milwaukie High Presentation.

He received scholarships to atend Oregon College of Education where he declared a major in secondary education with a double emphasis in Geography and Political Science, and a minor in counseling. Frank was elected president of the Men's Dorm, President of the Inter-Dorm Council, and Commissioner of Clubs and Organizations for the Associated Student Body. He was a candidate for the presidency of the first Oregon Student Research and Public Interest Group (OSPRIG). He was a member of the National Intercollegiate Knights, a college service fraternity. He also setved as the editor of the OCE student handbook.

In his Junior year in college, he was awarded the Ford Foundation Political Intern Award and served as a Senate Intern during the 1963 Oregon Legislative Session. After college, he campaigned for nomination to the Oregon House of Representatives. In 1966 he was elected to the Milwaukie, Oregon, City Council and elected Mayor in 1968. At the age of 28 he was recognized at the National City Counselors Conference as the then youngest elected mayor in the United States. He was elected by the Oregon J Cs to serve as the Speaker of the House for their Mock Legislature. For numerous years Frank was certified by the Columbia Pacific Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America as an instructor for the Government as well as well as "God and Country" merit badges.

He managed a grocery store, served as Opening Manager and Trainer for a West Coast Restaurant Chain, managed an Employment Agency and owned his own restaurant.

On Saturday, May 19, 1984, Frank and Teresa (Scofield) were married. The following Monday, he began serving as Interim Pastor for Wgo congregations: Milwaukie Congregational UCC and the Flavel Street UCC. The congregations met in separate churches. The message was first shared at Flavel UCC and then Frank and Teresa would drive back to Milwaukie to walk into church as the choir was concluding its choral presentation. For several years Frank and Teresa coordinated a monthly Sunday Dinner Fund Raiser for the Milwaukie Senior Center,

His life changed when he experienced four tragic family deaths within one year. Experiencing those deaths led him to a new field of study, Thanatology. He wrote and supervised the Chaplaincy Program for the Josephine County, Oregon, Sheriff's Office where he received letters of Accommodation from the Sheriffs of both Josephine and Jackson for his work in swat team negotiations, as well as the Superintendent from Josephine County Schools for his work with Law Enforcement and students. He is a charter member of the U S Sheriff's Association Chaplain's Division. His appointments include serving on the District Attorney's Advisory Council, Josephine County Mental Health Council, the Women's Crisis Support Team, and Josephine County Director for the Oregon Juvenile Sen./ices Commission. Frank was also a member of the Joint Southern Oregon Law Enforcement "Occult Awareness and Identification" unit. He attended and certified in disaster search and recovery.

Frank and Teresa were blessed with the birth of their son, Frank Anthony (known to almost everyone as Frankie). He later married Lizz and presented Frank and Teresa with two grandchildren: Olivia and Noah.

Frank completed a Clinical Pastoral Education Residency at a Level 1 Trauma Center where he received over 2,000 hours of Clinical Counseling Supervision resulting in his eligibility to be recognized as a Board Certified Chaplain. While serving as a Chaplain he did extensive medical research involving patient care. Many of his research papers became part of the permanent CPE Resident Library. For seven years he served as the Chairman of the Legacy CPE Advisory Committee. He served as a Bio-Medical Ethics Consultant, and Senior Chaplain for 3 Hospice sites connected with the Medical Center. He served as a ministerial intern advisor. He has been a guest lecturer at Warner Pacific University and Portland State University where he taught about the role of a Chaplain in hospice and lectured foreign nursing students regarding the concept of hospice. Frank was awarded The Oregon Hospice Association Chaplain of the Year Award as well as the Employee Gold Star Award for Legacy Medical Centers.

Frank served as an Interim Pastor at Onley Community Church in Onley, Oregon, before being celled to Grants Pass to assist in the re-building the congregation of Grants Pass First Church of God. While in Grants Pass, Frank became involved in creating the Chaplaincy Program for the Josephine County Sheriffs Ofice. He was also the On-Call Chaplain for the two local hospitals. He also served as the President of the Grants Pass Ministerial Association. He presented a seminar to the Oregon Funeral Directors Association on "The Church and Cremation." He later served for several years as the Pastor of Hilltop Community Church in Oregon, City, pastor at Sycamore Community Church in Gladstone before serving as an Associate Pastor at Richmond Community Church. Frank served as the Coordinator of Chaplaincy Service for Oregon City WIIamette Falls Hospital as well as President of the Oregon City Ministerial Association.

He published a suggested semon and worship service for the National Church of God (Anderson).

Frank was active in the Church of God State Association for several years, He served as camp pastor, director or counselor, for almost ten years for the Primary Camp at Camp Wiite Branch. He served on the District Social Concerns Commitee, the Camp Meeting Planning Committee and the Church Extension Committee. He also managed the Camp Bookstore for several years. He served as the manager of the Camp Meeting Food Service for one year. He was a presenter of numerous seminars on Grief and Verbal Abuse. He recently was appointed by the Oregon Church of God Credentials and Advisory Board to serve as a member of the Redemptive Refuge for Ministers.

Frank is a published author in Intemational Law Enforcement Magazines and the International Journal of Palliative Care. He is listed in Marquis nmo's  and MO's Who in Christian Leadership. In 2025 he wrote a grief and bereavement self-help book, "Unpacking For Our Final Journey". In 2026 his book "Remember, Cherish, and Grow" was released.

Frank is survived by his wife, Teresa; son and daughter-in-law Frank and Lizz; his two grandchildren: Olivia and Noah; his brother, Ray; his brother and sister-in-law Ted and Linde; their daughter and son-in-law Kelsey and Jake; and their three children: Sofia, Emma, and Jackson.