
We are among the thousands of Americans suffering from ALS. We write to you as individuals and families who suffer from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) to request final revisions to and publication as soon as possible of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Draft Guidance document: “ Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Developing Drugs for Treatment. Collectively, the letter and the petition included more than 20,000 signatures. The letter seeks to break the cycle of delay by requesting the FDA Commissioner publicly provide a firm date for the release of the guidance and a clear explanation of how the ALS community’s concerns will be addressed in the guidance.īelow is the letter that I AM ALS hand-delivered on July 24th, 2019 to the FDA along with an additional petition calling on the FDA to approve pending ALS treatments as expeditiously as possible. The I AM ALS Clinical Trials Committee, made up of 15 patients and advocates, wrote a letter to compel action on the ALS clinical trials guidance. Time matters in a fight where 90 percent of patients die five years after diagnosis. Martin Schwartz Funeral Home & Crematory in Lancaster is assisting the family.For years, people living with ALS and additional ALS advocates have been asking the FDA to publish a revised ALS clinical trials guidance. Frank memorial fund has been established. In lieu of plants and flowers, a Lloyd F. Family and friends may also call on Thursday, from 9:30 a.m. at Martin Schwartz Funeral Home & Crematory, 1234 South Madison Street, Lancaster, where a 3:45 p.m. Family and friends may call on Wednesday, Apfrom 4:00 p.m. Burial and military honors will be in St. Clement Catholic Church in Lancaster, with Fr. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Apat 10:30 a.m. Lloyd was preceded in death by his sisters-in-law: Tiny and Mary Lou Frank and a brother-in-law, Milton Gonner.

Surviving is his loving wife Carma two daughters: Jean (Terry) Mergen and Annette (Dennis) Knapp six grandchildren: Catrina (Jason) Thiry, Candy (Jason) Baker, Beth (Curt) Cummins, Mike (Stephanie) Knapp, Katie (Brian Webb) Mergen, and Adam Mergen 11 great-grandchildren: Spencer and Hudson Thiry, Preston, Peyton, Olivia, and Claire Baker, Emily and Ben Cummins, Maya, Carter and Braxton Knapp his siblings: Arlene Frank, Betty Gonner, Marvin Frank, Phyllis ( Merlin) Wienen, Gary Frank, Ruth (Donald) Busch, Elsie Frank, and Kenneth (Sandy) Frank and many nieces and nephews.

He dearly loved spending time with his family. Lloyd enjoyed fishing, wood working, traveling and volunteering at the Grant County Thrift Shop. In 1989 they moved to Lancaster and were he was employed at Land's End for over 13 years. Lloyd was also a member of the Abraham-Hickok-Wetmore American Legion Post #148 of Bloomington. Clement Catholic Church in Lancaster, past member and board president of St. Lloyd and Carma implemented many progressive practices, earned superior milk awards, and were great stewards of the land.
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In 1971 Lloyd and Carma moved to a farm in Patch Grove township that would become the Frank Family Farm. In his early years, Lloyd worked for farmers in Iowa and Illinois, where he learned many farm practices that would continue in his agricultural career. On FebruLloyd was united into marriage to Carma D. He proudly served his country stateside in the United States Army from 1953 to 1955. He was born Augin Bellevue, Iowa, the son of Albert and Hilda (Becker) Frank. Frank, age 86 of Lancaster, WI, passed away Sunday Apat Atrium Post Acute Care in Lancaster.
