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- Anna Ruth Francis was the daughter of Irving Ernest Frances and Margarte Mary Sullivan
Her children announce her peaceful passing early on the morning of April 24, 2012, at age 89; and do so with that mixture of sadness and joy that befit a long life well lived. The words "beloved wife" cannot begin to describe the depth and breadth of the relationship she shared with our father Albert, who she met at age 15, married at age 17, and thrived with for some 64 years, until his death in 2003. Nor can the words "loving daughter" adequately express the adoration she and Albert had for her parents, Irv and Margaret Francis, for whom they lovingly cared in the closing years. All four, Ann and Al, Irv and Margret, will now rest together, side-by-side, in Vacaville, California, their adoptive home for more than 40 years.
Born in Sacramento in 1922, Ann was truly an icon of her great generation. She married her high school sweetheart, became a mother at age 19, donned coveralls to become a burner-welder in the Sausalito shipyards during WWII, settled one of the first "breakout" suburbs of Sacramento, the Fruitridge district, raised three perfect children and worked to support her husband through business school before moving to Vacaville and thirty-something years of idyllic life on the golf course. She was loving mother, scout leader (both girls and boys), active church member, caring neighbor and the very heart of our family.
In 1983, she underwent an early version of cardiac bypass surgery. The doctors said she had suffered serious damage to her heart and would only survive a few more years. She took exception to their prognosis.
Ann is survived by her children and their spouses ? Pat Braziel and Sam Anderson, Irv and Sue Eachus, and Sue and Bill Menning ? and by eight grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.
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1922 - 2012 (89 years)
