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FRANK R.  PINTER

Frank R. Pinter, 75, of Hollywood, FL and Murphy died Saturday (August 18, 2007) in Emory Hospital, Atlanta, GA. A native of New Brunswick, NJ, he had been a resident of South Florida since 1950 and a seasonal resident of the North Carolina mountains since 1972. He was the son of the late Eda Bonosoro Pinter Wilson and a step-son of the late Joseph M. Wilson.


He was a man of many talents. He joined the U. S. Army at age 15. Honorably discharged and being very patriotic, he joined the Merchant Marines whose ship ferried troops during the Korean War. Later, he was a truck driver, Greyhound bus driver, and well driller before becoming a Deputy Sheriff with the Dade and Broward Counties Sheriff's Departments, Chief Investigator for the Broward County State Attorneys Office, and being appointed by several
Governors as Special Investigator for the Broward County Grand Jury to investigate corruption of public officials.

An entrepreneur as well, he was owner of many businesses with his wife, including a plant nursery, sub sandwich shop, motel, pawn shop, and mini-golf course. In 1960, he started Acme Commercial Security Guard Company also doing investigations, polygraph services, telephone answering service, radio dispatching and pager service in South Florida. He developed a reputation as an internationally known private investigator being a member
of the International Investigators Association and he was given recognition in 1972 by the International Police Association. The security businesses operated successfully until selling the company in 1990.


Founding Sunny Point Mountain Land Company, he became a major land developer and licensed builder in North Carolina which allowed him to enjoy the North Carolina mountains while buying and selling many hundreds of acres of land and building 52 homes.

He was politically active since 1956 until the present, having once made an unsuccessful bid for Sheriff. He also served as Aide to Congressman J. Herbert Burke of Hollywood, FL in the 1960s and was Security Aide to Presidential Candidate Hubert H. Humphrey in 1968.

He was member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Hollywood, FL and attended Murphy Presbyterian Church.  He also was member of the Broward County Chiefs Association, the Florida Police Chiefs Association, National Rifle Association, Committee of 100, Broward Republican Executive Committee, Regional Republican Club of Broward and former member of Kiwanis, Cherokee County Crime Commission, Mountain Rod & Gun Club, and many other civic clubs.

His law enforcement career was the one of which he was most proud. He became a law enforcement advocate, being an avid defender of the criminal justice system and an activist for law enforcement. It encouraged him to form the Broward County Crime Commission in 1977 and he was its Chairman until his death.

He was a loving husband, father and grandfather, spending much time with his family. He was a world traveler with his family and friends and enjoyed life to the fullest. His hobbies were woodworking, hunting, fishing and photography and he loved the outdoors.

Surviving are his wife of 50 years, Grace V. Hughes Pinter; a daughter, Lonna Stalcup of Hollywood, FL;  two sons, Frank J. Pinter of Hollywood and Jeffrey Pinter of Pembroke Pines, FL;  and four grandchildren, Amelia and Novalee Stalcup and Vanessa and James Pinter.

Funeral services at 2:00 PM Tuesday (Aug. 28) in the Chapel of Ivie Funeral Home, Murphy with the Rev. Alan Wildsmith officiating. Interment in the Pinter Family Memorial Park in Murphy with military graveside rites conducted by the American Legion Post 96, DAV Chapter 73, VFW Post 10222, and Hayesville VFW Post 6812 (Allison-Bristol) and followed by a white dove ceremony.  Pallbearers:  Gary and Ron Ware, Ben and Jon Crisp, and Jeff and Brenin Ford.

The family will receive friends from 12-1:45 Tuesday afternoon at the Ivie Funeral Home, Murphy prior to the services.

Ivie Funeral Home, Murphy in charge of arrangements.

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