Monday, February 9, 2015
Frank Nicholas Archiniaco April 28, 1943 - January 25, 2015 Nick was the first child born to Angelo Antonio Archiniaco and Patricia Iona Harrison, in Long Beach, California where his father “Archie” was training pilots for the Army Air Corps. The family moved following the demands of “Archie’s” flying career, adding sister Kathleen(Cathy) ( 1945, Elizabeth ,N.J) and Carl Anthony Archiniaco (1950, South Amboy, New Jersey). After the parents’ divorce, Nick and his siblings relocated to Oklahoma City with their mother, whose family owned and operated the Quality Packing Co.AKA Carl’s Meat Shop and various ranching operations in central Oklahoma. Nick attended elementary school in the Village and graduated from Harding High School in 1960. He then received a certification for technical automotive and aircraft painting, indulging both his passion for cars and his connection with his father. While in OKC he worked for Aero Commander. In 1965, Nick relocated to California where he worked for Hughes Aircraft in Long Beach. He married his first wife, Connie Rodriguez, in 1966. The couple had two children, Rosie Archiniaco (1970) and Anthony Archiniaco (1972). Following the entrepreneurial genes in his heritage, Nick founded Harrison Auto Body, a paint and body shop noted for its quality and service. His brother Carl, a real estate broker and developer, assisted Nick in negotiating a location for the business and provided an initial seed investment for the real estate in honor of the brother who always stood by him. Nick’s brother-in-law, Dr. Gilbert Rodriguez , provided working capital for the business as well. The business flourished, but the marriage did not. Nick later married Virginia A. McLaughlin and welcomed her son Brian McLaughlin, staunchly supporting his wife through her struggles with substance addictions. Nick took on the care of his mother, who relocated to Tucson in 2000, Nick’s son, Anthony, joined him in his business, diversifying into some auto brokerage and subsequently working there until Virginia McLaughlin shut it down following Nick’s first diagnosed stroke. Nick’s daughter, Rosie, made her Dad proud as she rose to managerial positions with a regional franchise and they enjoyed a weekly ritual of meeting for lunch and long exchanges until Virginia curtailed Nick’s outings. Nick passed away in the night, presumably from another stroke. It is presumed that Nick died intestate. Virginia and Brian McLaughlin are currently liquidating Nick’s estate. No bequests have been honored. No memorial was held in Tucson. There is no known final resting place that will be accessible to all the family.
(520) 201-1130
LIVE CHAT
Call Us 
