May I suggest that since Frisco is such a great name for a cat (for several reasons that come to mind), why not consider naming his successor Frisco, as well?
I once knew a man in New Haven (he died at like 106) who had a succession of cats, each of whom he named Pepper. He never had to stop and think what the cat's name was (like I do sometimes, but then I have four) and I think every new Pepper took away the sting of the loss of the previous Pepper.
I've not done this myself and it's only a suggestion. But I like the name Frisco a lot. Btw, if the new cat was a purebred his papers might show his more formal breeder name to be not Frisco but St. Louis and San Francisco, instead.
This was a wonderful thread to read; best luck to your parents.
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If it's a female I'd call her "Katy".
We named one of our racing Greyounds after Kate Shelley. When we brought her home to be a house pet after her track days were done we called her "Katy".
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