He was 75.
An govt at Bellagem Inc., Circelli’s wholesale gemstone enterprise in Duluth, Georgia, shared particulars of his passing with Nationwide Jeweler.
Born Sept. 5, 1949, in Cleveland, Ohio, Circelli’s love for fossils, minerals, and the pure sciences started at a youthful age.
In 1983, he earned his graduate gemologist diploma from the Gemological Institute of America and usually was heard saying, “I’m blessed that my ardour grew to grow to be my enterprise.”
Described as an innovator in gemology, Circelli first went on the air with gem stones inside the mid-‘90s, web internet hosting a weekend current known as “Gem stones with Frank,” which his obituary describes as the first colored gemstone current on television.
In 1997, a weekend current grew to grow to be much more when he launched the 24-hour keep Gem Procuring Neighborhood.
Considered one of many current Gem Procuring Neighborhood hosts, speaking on behalf of the group, known as Circelli a “pioneer” on the planet of TV buying, as his group was the first to advertise high-end jewelry on TV.
Circelli moreover was the first specific particular person to put unfastened tanzanite on air, one factor he did even sooner than starting the Gem Procuring Neighborhood.
“We have been doing this since 1997 and nonetheless proceed to try this at current,” the host acknowledged. “[Frank] was a well-respected gem collector, TV character, and a perfect good pal and mentor to many people.”
When Circelli purchased the group to an affiliate of non-public equity company Photo voltaic Capital Companions in 2013, one among many executives who facilitated the sale described his passion for gem stones as “contagious.”
Circelli acknowledged on the time, “I based mostly Gem Procuring [Network] to educate of us about optimistic colored gem stones from everywhere in the world and to make them accessible to the patron. The reality that we promote finer top quality jewelry than anyone else on television is a testament to the assumption our purchasers have in Gem Procuring [Network].”
Circelli is remembered as any individual who embraced his humble roots, labored onerous, and delivered on his promise of providing coaching and dealing with integrity and honesty, every at Gem Procuring Neighborhood and at his wholesale agency, Bellagem.
“Frank’s memory will eternally keep inside the hearts of his family and all who knew him,” his obituary states. “And we’ll always consider his voice ringing out, ‘Holy Toledo! ‘Is that ridiculous or what?’”
Circelli is survived by two daughters, Laurena and Megan Circelli.
A memorial service to rejoice his life is scheduled to occur Dec. 19 from 3-6 p.m. at 12 Stone Church in Lawrenceville, Georgia.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the charitable group Circelli based mostly, One different Probability Foundation.
Checks is also despatched to One different Probability Foundation Inc., 3259 Duluth Freeway 120, Suite 200, Duluth, GA 30096.