Frank Vincent Pampalone

Frank Vincent Pampalone, age 66, of Bentonville, passed away May 16, 2016. He was born in Yonkers, N.Y. on Jan. 26, 1950, son of Vincent and Filomena(Paliotta) Pampalone. Frank joined Walmart Realty as Director of Construction in 1997 and moved up to the position of Director of Design. In 2011, Walmart Realty implemented a new project management driven structure and appointed him Director of Project Design and Management. During his almost 18 years at Walmart, he has been in charge of teams of managers either designing or constructing Walmart Stores, Supercenters, Sam's Clubs and Neighborhood Markets throughout the US; working with real estate, design, legal and construction managers focused on new corporate growth opportunities and guiding the expenditure of capital resources. Prior to Walmart, Frank was principal in charge of construction at BSW, a large Architectural and Engineering firm providing consulting services to Walmart as well as other clients. His firm produced over 2500 new Walmart Stores and played a major role in leading Walmart's expansion into Mexico, Canada and Puerto Rico. He began his career as an estimator and project manager with a general contractor, and moved on to become a specifications writer and construction contract administrator with an architectural firm focused on office building apartment and church construction. Frank obtained his degrees in architecture and engineering at Oklahoma State University after his military service in the Army Engineers in Vietnam. He has over 40 years of experience in the construction industry and holds licenses as an Architect in several state. He is also a Certified Building Official and is certified as a Building Plan Reviewer and Building Inspector. He has lectured at Columbia University, Pratt Institute and the City University of New York's Baruch College, as well as serving as honored guest speaker at numerous industry events. Frank enjoyed golf, fishing, boating on the lake; he was an avid scuba diver and found joy in riding his motorcycle with Geri. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 26, 2016 in the Rollins Funeral Home Chapel. Flowers are welcome or donations may be made to the charity of the donor's choosing in Frank's memory. Arrangements are under the care of Rollins Funeral Home of Rogers, Ark. Online condolences may be made at www.rollinsfuneral.com.