Richard Franco
Then  
Email: rfranco64@hotmail.com
Occupation: Industrial Graphic Arts
Spouse:  
Children: Michael Anthony-24

Here is what I have been up to:

After Woodrow, I took a little trip out west like so many other graduating seniors. When I came back, I went to work for an industrial graphic arts firm that eventually became known as Flexo-Tech, Inc. I've
been there for close to 25 years. I work with light sensitive photo polymer resins for the Corrugated Box Industry.

I was married to Martha Giron, WW class of '77, and we had a son Michael Anthony who is now
about 24 years old and himself a Wildcat, Class of '95. Martha and I divorced but still see each other
frequently.
I still live in the White Rock/Lakewood area and see fellow classmates as well as other wildcats from the
years before and after us from time to time.
Since the mid 80's, I have been working with a Boy Scout troop in the Lakewood area. As I did a little
research, I found out that several Woodrow students were members of this very same troop. Many earning their Eagle Scout Rank during the 70's while we were at Woodrow. This was a complete shock to me because Boy Scouts was not the kind of thing that was mentioned back in the day. But I enjoyed this experience particularly because it was something that my son and me could do together. I still continue to work with the scouts even though my son has since "retired" from the program. The boys we have in the troop are from the Lakewood neighborhood, and I have found out that many of their parents are Woodrow grads.

I have served on numerous committees for Lakewood Elem., J.L. Long and Woodrow Wilson over the years while Michael attended those schools. I still serve on a few WW committees, which lets me stay plugged in to whats going on at 100 S. Glasgow. By the way, there are still a few of the teachers from our day still there, going stronger than ever. It seems everywhere I go there is a Woodrow connection somewhere, someway. It's incredible.

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