Frank Butterfield

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The memorial service will be livestreamed on Temple Sinai's Facebook page HERE.

OBITUARY:
Franklin (Frank) Howard Butterfield died unexpectedly on July 9, 2025, at the age of 68. He felt the love and support of family and friends during his final weeks.

Frank was born in New Haven, Connecticut, the youngest of four siblings. His mother, Shirley, was a high school gym teacher and Robert (Bob) was an associate dean of engineering and a high school chemistry and math teacher. The family lived in Sumatra, Indonesia for four years, where a young Frank enjoyed humid weather and hot peppers, foreshadowing his later love of spicy food and warm, southern US weather. When Frank was four, the family settled in Lake Katonah, New York, where he slid down snowy hills with his siblings and ran track in high school. Frank attended The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for college, graduating in 1978 with a B.S. in Business Administration, Accounting.

After getting the third-highest score in the country on the November 1978 CPA exam, Frank began a long, successful career in finance. Drawn to Atlanta, Georgia for its running community and industry opportunities, Frank spent 14 years in public accounting at Price Waterhouse and KPMG Peat Marwick. He joined Homrich Berg in 1993 and became a highly respected financial planner and HB shareholder during his 32 years with the company. Frank was recognized by Robb Report Worth magazine in 2004 as one of the country’s 100 most exclusive wealth advisors and by Worth as one of the country’s 200-300 best financial advisors for 1996-2002. He was recognized by Mutual Funds magazine in 2001 and 2002 as one of the country’s 100 best financial advisors. Frank’s colleagues and clients valued his candor, dedication, analytical thinking, and sense of humor.

Frank’s talents extended beyond the workplace. He was an elite runner for many years, often running with the Atlanta Track Club. Frank placed 38th at the 1983 San Francisco Marathon with a time of 2:26:55 and placed 147th in the 1983 New York City Marathon with a 2:27:17 time. He was a member of the Men’s Master 100 x 1 Mile Relay team, which set a World Record in 1999. His fitness enthusiasm never waned, with Frank spending almost every morning of his adult life at the gym. Frank also enjoyed traveling with loved ones in Europe and across the US, notably summers at Kiawah Island and winter holidays in Vermont. He was a well-rounded reader of historical fiction, science fiction, spirituality, wellness, and the classics.

Frank was committed to community betterment and held many board, financial, and investment roles at nonprofit organizations, including The Sara Giles Moore Foundation, The Atlanta Opera, and The Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta. He served as Temple Sinai’s treasurer for many years.

Frank is survived by his children, Michael and Leah Butterfield, and their mom, Debbie Butterfield. He leaves behind his siblings Laura Butterfield (Peter Wolfson), Sarah Linden, and James (Jimmy) Butterfield (Shyrmarie Uy), nieces and nephews Joanna Wolfson (Can Baysan), David Wolfson (Karin), Joshua Cammy (Becky), Shawn Cammy (Sage Heyman), and Alexander Cammy, and his great-nieces and nephews Derin and Emre Baysan, Reina and Max Wolfson, Harper and Peyton Cammy, and Hudson Cammy.

Frank will be remembered for his puns and math skills, his love of both chocolate chip cookies and cardio, and for the many lives he enriched in the Atlanta community and beyond.

A memorial service for Frank will be held on Sunday, July 20th at 3pm with a Shiva service at 5:45pm at Temple Sinai, 5645 Dupree Dr. NW, Sandy Springs, GA 30327.

In lieu of flowers, Frank’s family asks that gifts be made in his memory to United Way of Greater Atlanta, The Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, or the Atlanta Opera.