Frank Edward Savage passed away unexpectedly on June 13th, in Stockton, California. He was born on August 28th, 1964, in Montpelier, Idaho, to proud parents Norman and Victoria Savage. The family moved to Susanville in 1966, and Frank attended local schools and graduated from Lassen High School in 1982.
Frank’s passion for being a cowboy started on the Satica Ranch when he was a young boy. He would get rides from his uncle Benito so he could go to the ranch and help with ranch chores.
Frank was part of many brandings and cattle drives at the Satica Ranch while growing up. While he was still in high school, he started working for Larry and Zeta Hansen at the Horse Lake Ranch where Cousin Bob Satica worked. That was the start of a lifelong, close relationship between Bob (AKA Chuck) and Frank. After high school, Frank buckarooed at several ranches including, Swickard’s 5 Dot, Smoke Creek and the Jack Estill Ranch in Likely. After discovering he loved the work but not the pay, Frank looked for other job opportunities. He went to Texas to train cutting horses in the Dallas/Ft.Worth area. After a year or so in Texas, he decided to come back to California. He started working in construction in the Sacramento/Elk Grove area…