Frick attended Sewickley Academy and then Brooks School in North Andover, Mass., where he participated in hockey, tennis, and golf.
At Princeton, Frick joined Colonial Club and majored in history. He was married before senior year and lived off campus. After graduation he served in the Army, stationed in Germany. He then returned to New York City and became a stockbroker with Legg Mason Global Assets. He moved back to Sewickley, continuing his career, and in 1990 retired and moved to Boston.
In 1992, he married Karen Austin and they lived happily ever after (they really did) for 31 years. He was known to his friends “as one of a kind, always a gentleman thinking of others and never saying no to giving a helping hand.”
Frick was predeceased by his older brother, Benjamin; and his son, Michael Brown. He is survived by his wife, Karen; stepchildren Anthony, Alexander, and Lacy; two grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; and his brother, Peter.