Frank Preston Nibley, Jr. Obituary (1934 - 2014)

Frank Preston Nibley Jr. died at the age of 80, he was born on 3/16/34 to the Frank Preston Sr. and Ruth Nibley and passed at his home in Tucson AZ on 10/26/14 after a series of long complications due to cancer. Frank is survived by his wife of 35 years, Diane Nibley. Children, Frank Preston Nibley III. Dr. Carleton Nibley, Philip Warner (Cori), and stepdaughter Karen Weathers (Dale) along with nine grand children: Blaine Meserve-Nibley, Jacob Nibley, Jessica Nibley, Preston Nibley, Adrian Nibley, Joseph Warner, Sylvia Warner, Lucy Warner and Emma Weathers. Frank is also survived by his siblings, Nan Walker and Thomas Nibley. Frank was in the Naval Reserve, then in active service from 1954 to 1957, serving our country proudly before he was honorably discharged due to medical reasons. From there Frank moved to Hawaii where his love for dance and music landed him a fun career as a Ballroom Dancing teacher in the Arthur Murray system and participated in many exhibitions for six years before starting a long and successful career at First Hawaiian Bank for almost 40 years when he retired as Vice President in 1996. During his time in Hawaii Frank was involved in the International Bill Fish tournaments for many years and a proud member of the Western Pacific Regional Fishing Management Council from 1993-1996. After retirement and moving to Arizona, Frank could be found golfing and fishing around Tucson and Pinetop before illness took hold. Afterwards he went back to another love, teaching. This time with children through Experience Corps where he tutored children helping with reading, spelling, writing and math skills. Frank was also featured, along with a couple other dozen retirees, in a book called "Portraits of Creative Aging - Living Longer and Better" by Joan Kadri Zald. All whom knew and loved Frank will miss him dearly.