8-Goal Midstates Corn Roast match on the Powers' Field at Cincinnati Polo Club in 1998. Frank Wilkins pictured at center in the number one jersey.

On December 19, 2016, the USPA and the Midstates Circuit lost Frank Wilkens, a valued member and driving force for polo in Cincinnati, Ohio, for decades. Frank Wilkens passed away peacefully surrounded by his family and friends after a three-month battle in an intensive care unit in Cincinnati, Ohio. Frank was a loving husband and father to his wife, Mary, and his five daughters, Kim, Katie, Morgan, Taylor and Sydney. With his can-do attitude, sense of humor and keen ability to be there for others in need, he had a vast assortment of friends and never met a stranger.

Frank Wilkens sitting field side during a polo match on Goshen Field at Cincinnati Polo Club in 2015.