Frank Fay Janney ’61

Frank Janney died of cancer May 31, 2006, at his home in Vershire, Vt.

Born in Morristown, N.J., Frank came to Princeton from Lawrenceville. At Princeton he majored in French and Spanish and took his meals at Cottage. After Princeton he served in the Army in Korea and earned a Ph.D. from Harvard in Spanish literature.

Frank taught at Dartmouth for a decade before founding Ediciones del Norte, a Spanish literature publishing house. Teaching and publishing took him to Mexico, South America, and Spain. More recently he taught Spanish at Mountain School in Vershire.

An accomplished musician, Frank performed as a classical guitarist with the Thetford Chamber Singers and Opera, Etc. His outdoor activities included fly fishing, hunting, and riding to hounds in the north country of Vermont.

His wife, Laura, said: "I will miss Frank as a man, a fellow troubadour, and a wise and witty friend who never, ever took 'no' as an answer, no matter how improbable the scheme. His answer was, 'Take a chance.'"

Frank is survived by Laura; three sons; a daughter; a stepson; a brother; and five grandchildren. We join them in saying farewell.