Thomas Franklin "Frank" Booth was born May 25, 1954 in Cushing, Oklahoma to Robert Joe Booth and Lois Gene West.

He passed away at the age of 57 on Wednesday, September 28, 2011 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Frank was preceded in death by his parents and son, Brian James Booth.

He is survived by his brother, John Robert Booth and wife Rebecca; sister, Bobbie Gene McKnight and husband Louis; two nieces; one nephew, many aunts, uncles, cousins and other extended family and friends who will miss him dearly.

Frank grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma where he attended school, not as an outstanding student but rather, probably more importantly, as an outstanding guy. He played football one year but found that girls liked "cool" guys as much or more than they liked the "jocks". Showing a trait that he would rely on later in life, he quickly and painlessly made the transition from being a jock to being cool and never looked back.

His fondest memories he most often recalled were of the times spent at his uncle Roger and aunt Anna Fay Parrott’s farm outside of Chandler, surrounded by his cousins. At the end of every day after helping Roger with the chores at the farm, Frank seemed to always be the dirtiest and muddiest. His unwavering response to the daily question, "How did you get so muddy?" ”t was, "Uncle Roger made me do it." Uncle Roger never denied it, but would explain, "I told him to jump across the mud puddle and he only went half way."

His love of Chandler and the family and friends there is evidenced by the fact he lived there off and on as an adult.

His other favorite spot was Grand Lake in northeast Oklahoma. It was there at the Shangri-La Resort that he discovered his passion for the culinary arts and food service. No matter where he was or what other jobs he may have taken, he always gravitated back to cooking. He seemed most proud when he explained how he made an exotic sounding dish and someone had "eaten his food". It was in food service that he made and kept his longest and most cherished friendship with Patrick Steckline and Patrick’s girlfriend Jamie.

There are many things that can, will, and should be said about Frank in the days that will follow as we all fondly replay the times we spent with him. The one thing the family wants to always be remembered is that he loved them and was loved by them, warts and all.