Francis Bailey Nimick Jr. ’39

Fran died June 11, 2007, after a long illness.

A lifelong resident of the Pittsburgh area, he was prominently engaged in the banking business. After earning his MBA at Harvard and just getting a start in banking, he was drafted and spent the next four years in the Army. Discharged on a Friday, he went back to work the following Monday at the People's First National Bank. In 1952 he became assistant treasurer at Dollar Bank, advancing quickly to become treasurer in 1956 and president in 1959, a position he held until 1978, when he was named chairman of the board and CEO. He retired in 1983, but remained active on the board for more than 20 years.

Fran was on the boards of numerous nonprofit organizations, including the Buhl Foundation, Chatham College, and the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf. An elder at Sewickley Presbyterian Church, he was recently honored for being a member longer than anyone else — 73 years.

Fran's first wife, Christine, died in 1982. He is survived by his wife, Katherine; her two sons; his three sons and two daughters; 17 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. We extend to them our sincere sympathy.