Frank Loeser Nowosad
April 9, 1948-November 1, 1993
Photo courtesy "The Canadian Skater" magazine
Alberta born Frank Nowosad got his start in skating at the Calalta Figure Skating Club. He made his national debut at the 1970 Canadians in Edmonton, winning the bronze medal in the novice pairs event with Susie Zonda. Susie and Frank went on to compete in junior and senior pairs at the Canadian Championships in subsequent years. Frank went on to coach and serve as a founding member of the Canada Ice Dance Theatre. He was also a prolific writer about the sport. He had his finger on the pulse of figure skating and his influential event reviews for "Skating", "Tracings", "Thin Ice" and "The Canadian Skater" magazine could make or break an up-and-coming skater in the seventies. He passed away in Vancouver, British Columbia on November 1, 1993 at the age of forty-five.
Frank's obituary from "Skating" magazine: "Frank Loeser Nowosad, Canadian writer, historian, and coach, passed away on November 1 after a long illness. He was 45 years old. An authority on music and choreography, Nowosad wrote articles for several figure skating magazines through the years including Tracings and Thin Ice, a magazine published in British Columbia. During the 1980's, he had a column, 'Loeser on Music' in Skating. Also a historian of the sport, Nowosad wrote and produced the CBC production, 100 Years of Skating, in honor of the 100th anniversary of the I.S.U. As a coach, he worked with Canadian skater Gary Beacom. Nowosad was a co-founder of the Canadian Ice Dance Theatre, a forum for students and instructors. His loss will long be felt by the Canadian figure skating community."
*Source for inclusion: Robert Amos' column, Times-Colonist, November 6, 1993
