Frank Lapointe loved HSB.  He loved his time there, he loved it after he left, and he kept coming back to it throughout his life, as a citizen, as an Alumnus, as a Hall of Famer, as a coach....as a friend.
When it came to sports, basketball was Frank's first love.  He quickly realized however, that if the school was to sustain extra-curricular activities, we had to tap into the Alumni base, and create a bigger umbrella which would include all sports and after-school clubs.  He and I often spoke of this project, but we never really followed up on it.  The Hockey and Basketball Alumni Associations were thriving and I guess we both got a little complacent.
Then, life happened.  Frank, who by then had moved to Kansas City with his family, was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.  We, his friends, digested the news with great difficulty, but through the early months, hope came back that we would have a few more years.  We were wrong.  He fought the disease tooth and nail as we all expected he would, until he finally succumbed to it four years ago.

In his will, he bequeathed $5000 USD to his hometown of Chateauguay, to be split evenly between the Chateauguay Basketball Association, and the Billings Basketball Alumni Association both of which he co-founded.
One year before Frank's passing, there had been a Billings reunion, organized by Chateauguay in the '70's founder Rob Brewster which had netted a little over $5000 in donations for the school's extra curricular activities.
When I received the check from Frank's estate, I knew in that instant that I needed to realize his vision and our mutual dream of a Billings Alumni Foundation which would endow all sports and clubs as needed.
When I spoke to Rob about pooling our resources in Frank's memory, he never hesitated.  Thus, the Foundation was born.
Frank would be so proud of this Foundation.  My only regret is that we weren't able to build it together while he was still alive to see it realized.  The early founders have left the Board of Directors now, and have paved the way for new blood to take over and see to it that the Foundation flourish and prosper.

As the new Executive and Board embark upon this mission and take up the torch we passed on to them, I know with absolute certainty that Frank Lapointe is looking down with his beautiful smile, and that his memory will ensure that the flame of HSB school spirit will never be extinguished.

-Charlie Ghorayeb (Co-Founder)