Frank Joseph McClean Jr.

Born on July 3rd, 1944, in Los Angeles, California, Frank was the eldest of seventeen children born to Frank and Teresa McClean. From a young age, he embraced the responsibility of being the oldest sibling with strength and dedication. Much like his father, Frank, Sr., he became a natural role model—teaching his siblings how to work on cars, tackle home improvement projects, and embrace the outdoors through hunting, camping, and winter trips to the snow. He organized games for the neighborhood kids during the summer, like Kick the Can, creating lasting memories for family and friends.

After graduating from high school, Frank served in the United States Air Force for four years during the Vietnam War. It was during his service that he discovered a passion for computers, which led to a long and successful career in the field, working across the country.

In 1966, Frank married Marcelina, who had two daughters, Helen and Gina. Together, they had three sons: John, Greg, and Charlie. After 29 years of marriage, Marcelina passed away from cancer—a deeply difficult time in Frank's life. Eventually, he found love again with Susan, who became his second wife. Frank helped bring Susan’s children—Michelle, Jan, Sheena, Jusann, and Swanie—from the Philippines and raised them as his own. Together, Frank and Susan also welcomed a son, George, completing their blended family of eleven children.

Frank was a strong, kind, and loving father whose guidance and quiet strength served as the foundation of his family. He was someone others could always turn to for support or wisdom, especially when life felt uncertain. He had a gift for teaching life’s lessons with clarity and compassion, earning respect without ever needing to raise his voice.

Frank was known as a man of few words, but his presence was deeply felt. He shared advice freely when asked and was quick to offer encouragement and praise. Fearless and adventurous, he had a deep love for travel and new experiences. One of his lasting pieces of advice was that it is not the mistakes we make that we tend to regret most, but rather the opportunities we fail to take.

Frank will be remembered for his wisdom, his stories, his patience, and his unwavering love. He lived his life with humility and devotion, showing his love not through grand gestures but through consistent, everyday acts of care and responsibility. His legacy lives on in the lessons he instilled: to be patient, to be present, and to love through action.

He has begun his ultimate adventure—and no doubt, he’s hitting the heavens running.

Frank is survived by his beloved wife, Susan; his ten children; twenty-two grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and sixteen siblings. Though he has left this world, his spirit lives on in all who had the privilege to know him.