Frank Herbert appointed to Pateros City Council

As a former U.S. Marine who spent 21 years in the Corps, Herbert has had plenty of experience taking on responsibility quickly with a minimum of confusion and getting the job done with a minimum of complaint.

Herbert joined the Marines straight out of high school in south Texas and retired from the Corps in 2006. After teaching in Louisville, Kentucky, for eight years Herbert and his wife moved to Pateros following their daughter’s high school graduation at Louisville. The Herbert’s had earlier purchased a home that was among the fortunate ones to survive the 2014 Carlton Complex wildfire that consumed some two dozen Pateros residences.

In the wake of the fire’s devastation Herbert got in touch with a Marine acquaintance who was part of a new group of military vets volunteering for a rapid disaster response group called Team Rubicon. The organization was founded in 2010 with two goals: to provide fast and adequate disaster response and serve as a vehicle to integrate military veterans back into civilian life.

Herbert put Team Rubicon in touch with his father-in-law, George Brady, who was then Pateros mayor and the team was one of the first groups to bring much needed help and relief to the city.

Since moving back to Pateros in 2018 Herbert has brought both his mother and sister to Pateros to be closer and to help care for them. While he considers options for his next career move Herbert said he wanted to do his part to serve the community his family now calls home.