Friday, February 14, 2025
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Posted Feb. 13 via Andrew Pacers Facebook;
You can see his reflection in the glass. An old man looking back at his younger self.
Fran and Shirley moved in next door to my grandparents in 1980 and they became the best of friends. To this day, they still reside next door to this next generation of Pacers.
The two of them recently celebrated over 60 years of marriage and their 90 and 93rd birthdays.
Fran was there to help my grandma Alice after grandpa Henry passed away. He never hesitated to take care of her lawn, clean the gutters, help with the trash bins. There is a hilarious photo forever etched in time of him on his riding lawnmower staring down the barrel of the futuristic Google Streetview camera back in 2008.
Fran fought a tireless battle with cancer over the last several years. You wouldn't know it if you saw him scale a ladder or fire up his snowblower just a few short weeks ago. He was a fighter.
Fran passed away early this morning in the comfort of Hospice care.
Though he will never see this- I wanted to share my appreciation for this man and thank him for the many wonderful memories he shared with my family, his service to our country and the friendship we had.
Rest in Peace, Fran.
