Hope drives family’s search for Andrew Frantz
When the Excelsior Springs Christmas Parade moved through downtown, a group of family members walked with a purpose much heavier than holiday cheer. Their presence was a reminder that Andrew Frantz is still missing, nearly three years after the 31-year-old disappeared. For his relatives, taking part in the parade was not about celebration. It was about refusing to let the community forget a son, brother and father who has never come home.For Frantz’s family, showing up mattered. His sister-in-law, Taylor Frantz, who manages the Justice for Andrew social pages, said the float came from a belief that the public needed to see the people still fighting for him.“When I heard about the memorial walk, I felt instantly we needed to walk for Andrew,” said Taylor. “People have a bad habit of dehumanizing people with addiction issues and I felt wholeheartedly that’s what’s happened in Andrew’s case. I wanted the community to see the...