Francis passed away on September 2, 2014 in Waterbury, CT.  

After graduation he attended Hartford School of Fashion and graduated from Traphagen School of Fashion and Design in NYC.   He worked for the Bristol Company for 17 years.   He went back to school and graduated from CCSU as a teacher and taught at St. Peter and Paul Catholic School for one year and changed careers again.  He was employed by Southbury Training School retiring in 1994.