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Phyllis Lawrence Francke

I have been so long getting this letter off to you – truly sorry. Can never thank you for all that you did, Phyllis, to make the reunion so very special – thank you! Also received your e-mail and the pictures – however Fred did like the pictures I was in. We had a good trip home, got home Monday afternoon.
Please tell Pat Jones I hope she is doing well with her stint – hope she continues to have good health.
Hope you can read my terrible scribble. I shall try to keep in touch. Please do the same.
Thanks, again, for all your effort and the rest of the committee. It was great.
Love and hugs all around
Phyllis Francke



On May 8th after a lengthy illness Fred went to be with the Lord. Fred is survived by his loving wife of 61 years Phyllis A. Francke; daughter Sarah K. Francke; grandsons Christopher and Jason St. John of Garner, Kansas; son Erich L. Francke and wife Susan of Hobbs, NM; granddaughter Brittan R and husband Nicholas Maggio of Houston, TX; grandson Dustin L. and wife Oriana Francke of Charleston, South Carolina. Sister Mary Ann Roberts and nieces and nephew of Flagstaff Arizona. Brother Edward Francke and wife Rolaine and nephews of Mt Pleasant Michigan. Niece Terry of Arkansas. Fred was born Jan 6, 1929 in Worland Wyoming where he attended Washakie High School in Worland Wyoming. After graduating Fred went to the University Of Notre Dame where he was a 1952 Graduate of his beloved Notre Dame. Upon graduating Fred Served in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict. Fred was an avid Notre Dame Football fan and enjoyed following all activities of the university. He was an active member of the Notre Dame Club of Albuquerque and held the position of club treasure for 40 years. Fred was an active member of the Palo Duro fishing club where he became a master fisherman. Fred loved to work in his flower and vegetable garden. Fred was preceded in death by his daughter Carrie Diane Francke of Columbia, Missouri, parents Walter and Hedwig Francke of Worland, Wyoming, brother Teddi Francke and brother Bob Francke of Worland, Wyoming. Fred was a member of Sangro De Cristo Catholic Church. Services to Be Announced.
Services for Friedrich H. Francke "Fred" will be held on Saturday, May 24th, 2014 at 10:30 am At Sangre De Cristo Catholic Church, 8901 Candelaria Rd. NE, Albq., NM.

Phyllis' brother: March 12, 1992
Loren E. Lawrence, 66, a Foreign Service officer who had served as ambassador to Jamaica and later as charge d'affairs in Grenada before retiring from the Foreign Service in 1986, died March 6 at Plantation General Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., of complications resulting from a brain tumor.
Mr. Lawrence was born in Hamilton, Kan., and reared in McPherson, Kan. He served in the Army Air Forces during World War II and in the Army as a counterintelligence specialist in Germany during the Korean War. He attended Washington University in St. Louis.
He joined the Foreign Service in 1954 and served in a variety of consular assignments in the Netherlands, Hong Kong, Israel, the Philippines and Great Britain. In the Washington area he had been director of the passport office, deputy assistant secretary of state for consular affairs and a senior inspector in the State Department's inspector general's office. He was appointed ambassador to Jamaica in 1979 and charge d'affairs in Grenada in 1984. After retiring in 1986, Mr. Lawrence moved from Washington to Fort Lauderdale. His marriage to Barbara W. Lawrence ended in divorce. Survivors include his wife, Jeanette H. Lawrence of Fort Lauderdale; three sons by his first marriage, Christopher W. Lawrence of Corpus Christi, Tex., Timothy E. Lawrence of Kensington and K. Alexander Lawrence of Cary, N.C.; a sister, Phyllis Francke of Albuquerque; and three grandchildren

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