To all of Fran's family and friends, Please accept my sincere sympathy for your loss of a wonderful teacher, role model, and all around great guy. I was a lab assistant to him in the 70's and loved chemistry. I remember the first time I broke a beaker while washing it and being so worried about what he would say when I told him. First he asked if I had been cut, and when he knew I was o.k., said something along the line of "No biggie". He was so kind to me when I had a bad day, and met my sad look with his trademark corny jokes. I also had the privilege to know him as an adult, and las saw him at Chip Passavant's memorial service several years ago. He had on this big western hat and a trench coat, and was just as comforting there as he always had been. I've taught for 32 years now, and I hope someday to be 1/2 the teacher he was for all who had him. May you all be comforted in knowing how he touched so many in his time here with us!