Frank Drum

Thirty years later, Frank Drum tells the story of the summer of 1961 when he was 13-years old and his little brother, Jake, was 11 The Drum family lived in New Bremen, MN, where their father was the Pastor at the Third Avenue Methodist Church. The family lived across the street from the church in the parsonage. The boys had an older sister, Ariel, who they were very close to.

As a kid, Frank had an aggressive and independent approach to life. Rules were made to be broken. He even predicted that he was a future juvenile delinquent. Frank was always good-intentioned and never mean-spirited. His intellect and curiosity did get him into some tight spots at times. He was extremely protective of his parents as well as his brother and sister. Frank was especially watchful over Jake because Jake suffered from a terrible stutter that others ridiculed. Frank...