Cincinnati BuIldog Club

Frank A Cox Jr

1931 – 2009

~In Memoriam~

Frank began raising Bulldogs during the early 1970s at Marinebull Kennels, Chippewa Falls, WI. He retired as a captain after a 23-year career in the United States Marine Corps, where he won the Silver Star and Bronze Star during the Korean Conflict and Vietnam War eras.

He and his first wife, Brynda whelped a litter that included the famous 1975 and 1976 BCA National Specialty Show Best Of Breed winner Ch. Marinebull’s All The Way, call name Goober. The puppy was sold to Karl and Joyce Dingman of Minnesota, who managed his show career.

Goober was the top winning Non-Sporting Group dog in 1976, totaling 48 career all-breed Best In Show awards in all. He was the top winning Non-Sporting Group sire in 1978. He was also a three-time Beckett Award winning sire.

Frank was the Dean of Learning Resources at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. He moved to North Carolina, where he won awards from the Institute for Supply Management resulting from his development of the highly regarded Purchasing Managers Series in the Carolinas and Virginia.

He is survived by his wife, the former Kathryn Golding, three children, two stepdaughters, a sister, 14 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

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