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Obituary of Francis Tomes
Biography
Francis P. Tomes Jr., 97, of Arriba, Colorado passed away January 27, 2012 at the Lincoln Community Nursing Home in Hugo, Colorado.
Francis was born to Clara Weissel and Francis P Sr. December 3, 1914 in Brooklyn, New York he was one of three children.
Francis moved to the Eastern Plains of Colorado in 1979. He worked for a dairy farmer and with his delicate nature and touch became a big asset milking cattle for the farm. Francis also had a classical side. He had a fine taste when it came to music enjoying Beethoven, Bach and others of the classical era. His love of music came at an early age as he was also a gifted pianist. Although he never had ambitions to play publicly he enjoyed play classical pieces at home to his children. Francis was also an avid reader; he particularly enjoyed mystery novels and dedicated a very large portion of his free time to this hobby. He also loved gardening and worked as a gardener and also pursued gardening as a hobby.
Francis was preceded in death by his parents, wife Dorrit and two sisters.
Francis is survived by his two sons Roger Tomes of Lady Lake, Florida and Geoffrey Tomes of Arriba, Colorado.
It was Francis wish to be cremated there will be no services held.
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