C. Frank Lane ’61

Date posted: November 8, 2024, 8:52 am

C. Frank Lane succumbed to complications from large-grade lymphoma on July 15, 2024. He is survived by his wife Jean of 54 years; his sons Christopher and Mark, his four grandchildren Frederick, Alex, Darius, and Sylvia; and his sister Martha Lane (predeceased by his younger brother William).

Frank spent his early years in Richmond and around southern Virginia before graduating from Thomas Jefferson High School. After matriculating at MIT as a mechanical engineer in 1961 and spending two years serving in the Navy, he graduated with an MBA from Stanford in 1965. After a quick rise working in corporate US (four years in a great apartment in NYC working for Exxon), he moved to Annapolis and spent the remainder of his career at the Department of Interior, where he oversaw the building of dams and championed water rights in the West. He has traveled to 45 countries and all 50 states.

Frank lived a life of decency, service to country, and devotion to family, friends, and neighbors. Frank’s brilliant mind and memory for facts and numbers and understated charm propelled him to set an example of the impact a citizen with a true servant’s heart can achieve. Please consider making a donation to the Epilepsy Foundation in Frank’s name.