Frank Wesley Wainright, III

Frank W. Wainright III, of Castle Pines, passed away April 5, 2016. He was preceded in death by his mother Eileen Wainright. Frank is survived by his wife Stacie Wainright; daughter Kelsey Wainright and son Wesley Wainright; father Frank Wesley Wainright II; sisters Glenda Wainright and her companion Gary Stortz, Lisa Witcombe and her children Kaylee and Vance; mother-in-law Lynne Staebell; father-in-law and his wife Dan Popp and Sue Peck. Frank also leaves behind many cousins, aunts, uncles, friends, co-workers and employees.  

Frank was born on October 10, 1967 and grew up in Peoria, Illinois. He moved to Colorado his junior year in high school.  He graduated from Pomona High School in 1986, where he played basketball and football.   He attended the University of Northern Colorado, where he played football for Coach Joe Glenn. Frank was drafted into the NFL by the New Orleans Saints and played 10 years in the NFL as a tight end and long snapper.  He played for the Saints, Dolphins, and Ravens with short term stints with the Broncos and Eagles.  Frank was on the 2000 Super Bowl winning Ravens team.  A back injury ended his NFL career following the Super Bowl. Frank was the President of the NFL Alumni Chapter in Denver, CO.

Upon retirement from his NFL football career in Baltimore, Frank and his family moved back to Colorado in 2002 and started a business in medical sales for the spine. Frank was a great businessman and started his own distributorship and multiple other businesses in the medical device and sales industry.  

Frank had a passion for coaching young athletes and enjoyed fishing, working in the yard and spending time at his cabin in Columbine Lake.  Above all, Frank’s favorite thing to do was watch his kids play sports. 

Frank believed in participating in research and education to create knowledge and awareness in the medical field, specifically, in the sports industry to make sports safer for all athletes. Accordingly, Frank donated his brain to the Concussion Legacy Foundation for the study of short and long term impact of CTE - Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy.  

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be mailed to: Stacie Wainright-Children’s Education Fund C/O UBS Financial Services, 4600 S. Ulster Street, #700 Denver, CO 80237 or online contributions may be made to GoFund.Me/kaydtqz8

Following the Celebration of Life Service at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, the Wainright Family would like to invite family and friends to a reception at Meridian Golf Club, 9742 S. Meridian Boulevard, Englewood, CO 80112. 

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