. >> reporter: angel gate was run by the california national guard from its base in san lewis obispo. it was a military academy for city kids heading in the wrong direction, they learned order, discipline, and respect. >> how was frank with the kids? >> frank was awesome with the kids. >> chad hallow way was frank's sprfr and friend. >> i never met a person that was better around the kids. would kinda like get -- say things to get them to do the right thing. but plus, he used me as a bad guy. >> good cop, bad cop? >> exactly. frank was always the good cop. >> as rewarding as it was working with the children, he also found it thrilling to take the city kids kayaking or camping or just to hang out by the ocean, which many of them had never even seen. it also left him wanting kids of his own. >> i remember him talking a lot about he wanted to have kids. i mean, he wanted kids really bad. he wanted to start a family. >> reporter: his sisters say frank thought his faith would guide him there. >> he was big into believing that god was going to give him signs of what was good for his life. >

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