Memorial flowers with a note are left at the life-size sculpture of former Palm Springs Mayor Frank Bogert at Palm Springs Civic Center on Tuesday. / Wade Byars The Desert Sun
Where to send donations
A public funeral service for former Palm Springs Mayor Frank Bogert will take place at 2 p.m. Friday at Temple Isaiah, 332 W. Alejo Road, Palm Springs. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to any of the following organizations:
Angel View Crippled Children's Foundation, 12379 Miracle Hill Road, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240; 329-6471; angelview.org
Pegasus Riding Academy for the Handicapped, 35450B Pegasus Court, Palm Desert, CA 92211; 772-3057; info@pegasusridingacademy.org
The Desert Trail Riders Fund, P.O. Box 4063, Palm Springs, CA 92263.
More
Palm Springs' cowboy mayor will be remembered during a public memorial service Friday at Temple Isaiah in Palm Springs.
Frank Bogert, 99, died Sunday night at his Palm Springs home, surrounded by his family. A private service for the family will take place after the 2 p.m. public service, Bogert's granddaughter, Lori Russell, said Tuesday.
Temple Isaiah is at 332 W. Alejo Road. Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet will be the opening speaker.
A video tribute to Bogert — who served two terms as the mayor of Palm Springs — will take place today during the 6 p.m. City Council meeting at Palm Springs City Hall, 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way. The video will also be aired on Channel 17 throughout the month.
A condolence book also will be available at the Palm Springs Public Library, 300 S. Sunrise Way. The book will be given to Bogert's widow, Negie.
On Tuesday, stories about the man who rode horses with Gene and Jackie Autry and had bit parts in cowboy movies were being traded.
Cathedral City resident Daniel McAllister, who said he visited Bogert each week and remembers how he used to get ice cream at Thrifty's (now Rite Aid), said he has a “phenomenal” picture of the white cowboy hat that was Bogert's signature accessory.
“The way it's hung over the back of the chair this picture shows just his white hat, like a send-off.”
