FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Komets General Manager David Franke loves Christmas time in Fort Wayne.

That includes an event he’s been a part of for years now, “Christmas on Broadway”, but he wasn’t the first Franke to get involved.

David follows in the footsteps of his brothers Richard and Michael in supporting Christmas on Broadway.

“We’re a family, and we’re a tight family, and anything we can do in a family-type event, we like to get involved in,” Franke said.

The Franke brothers are as Fort Wayne as you can get. They grew up here, bought the local hockey team, and always remembered where they came from.

“The Franke’s have always liked the event because the ’07 neighborhood is the neighborhood we grew up in,” Franke said.

Anyone who’s lost a family member knows the holidays can be a

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