Francis Bernard Drass Jr.
November 15, 1946 - May 18, 2021
Laguna Niguel California
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Francis Bernard Drass Jr.
November 15, 1946 - May 18, 2021
Laguna Niguel California
Obituary
Francis Bernard Drass (aka “Terry”) born in Altoona, PA on November 15, 1946 passed away peacefully with his family by his side on May 18, 2021. Raised in Ohio, Terry and his wife moved to California in 1975 and he was a resident of Laguna Niguel, CA since 1988. He was 74.
Terry received both his undergraduate and law degrees from The Ohio State University. He was licensed to practice law in both the states of Ohio and California. Terry’s legal career spanned over five decades all in the field of Worker’s Compensation where he received many accolades and was respected throughout the industry for his remarkable intelligence, insight, and thoughtful approach to handling workers compensation claims. Terry was a founding partner of the Law Offices of McNamara & Drass where he continued to work until his passing.
Terry is survived by the love of his life and wife of 51 years, Sarah (aka “Sally”) Drass, their four daughters and sons-in-law, Theresa (Jim) Davis, Christine (William) Caldwell, Stephanie (Manoj) Perera and Mary (Jason) Keenan, and their seven grandchildren Kevin and Slate Davis, Cynthia and Thomas Perera, Barrett, Hayes, and Caroline Keenan. He is also survived by his five siblings, Gregory (Patricia) Drass, Patrick Drass, Gerard (Cheryl) Drass, Daniel (Rosario) Drass and Catherine (Marc) Lindsey as well as a large extended family. He is predeceased by his parents, Francis and Mary Etta Drass, and his brother, James Drass.
During Terry’s lifetime he was steadfast in his love for his family. He was generous, loving, brilliant, funny, forgiving, fair and patient. He was a fan of Ohio State football, poker games with his lifelong friends, Sudoku, the NY Times crossword puzzle, the Sunday funnies and had a Mark Twain quote for every life event. He will be dearly missed by all who knew him.
9 responses to Francis Bernard Drass Jr.
RJ Bagabaldo says:
May 27, 2021
My condolences to the family, and the firm as well.
Bryan Francis Hickey says:
May 16, 2022
Dear Sally and Family, I received with sadness this morning the In Memoriam notice of Francis’s death. While our paths diverged in 1964 after four years together at St. Charles, my admiration for Francis never departed. Our little band of 69 boys of the early 60’s grows smaller, but our appreciation for each other grows stronger. May God forever hold Francis in his hands and comfort his beautiful family always.
Presiding Judge Robert G. Rassp says:
May 16, 2022
Terry was a gentlemen and a great litigator. We did a great battle against each other in a case involving a script supervisor for a well-known television series. Dr. Glatstein was exhausted after his deposition in that case. I was surprised to hear about Terry’s passing and will miss him.