Marilyn V. Francois

Marilyn has always been a very academically gifted student. She graduated from the prestigious private Sacred Heart Academy High School in Hempstead, New York. She thereafter obtained an associate degree in accounting from Nassau Community College, then she transferred to York College for a bachelor’s degree, but did not graduate. Had her dreams not been cut short, she would have eventually gone for a law degree, as her life goal was to become a lawyer.

A gentle and compassionate soul, Marilyn could get feisty at times. This feistiness was not just a personality trait, but it was stirred up by her passion for family life and her profound desire to be a better person. She went on a personal quest to seek God, until, one day, she was led by her uncle Ronald Stimphil, who is a pastor, to receive Christ as her personal Lord and Savior. At that point, she began working on trying to live a life for Christ. However, her constant losses in her spiritual battles led her gradually far from Christ. Despite her life struggles, Marilyn enjoyed being a mother. Naturally intelligent and beautiful, she was an avid puzzle solver who patiently worked on puzzles too complex to flatter the average person’s interest.

Unfortunately, she could not transfer this puzzle-solver ability to the resolution of her life issues, no matter how hard she tried. On Monday, June 1st, 2026, she lost her final battle. On that day, her father, Antenor Francois, received the ominous call that Marilyn had been driven to a hospital by ambulance. He quickly shared the news with those closest to Marilyn. That very evening, her mother Myrlene was ultimately informed by Antenor of the passing of their daughter – the most devastating news for a mother. The entire family quickly rallied around the grieving parents who had to bury their own child. This would be set to occur on Wednesday June 10th, 2026. Our sincere hope is that Marilyn’s faith, openly expressed in the private confession she made to her uncle was met by God’s grace in the last seconds of her earthly life.

Genealogy

Marilyn is survived by both her parents Antenor and Myrlene. She is also survived by an older brother McKenny Francois, an older sister Gabrielle Stimphil, her partner Quacey Moore, as well as her two children, Malachi Moore and Messiah Francois.

Marilyn’s family includes many uncles and aunts – Jean Léonce and Suzette Francois, Jocelyne Beauzile Francois, Daniel and Gladys Francois, Luckner Francois and his wife, Ronald and Pluvenie Pluviose Stimphil, Dr. Raphael and Georgia Traill Stimphil, Richardson Stimphil, Marguerite E. Stimphil Browne, Marie Remise Guerrier, Rony and Cherly Stimphil Civil, and Williette Louis; and Leonid Colon who has been very supportive to the family.

Nephews and nieces – Amelia “Mimie” Colon, Grace Francois, and Prince Amir Colon.

Cousins – Dania Francois, Sandy Francois, McHenry Francois, Edwin Francois, Luciano Francois, Farah Francois, Reginald Francois, Jeff Francois, Nedi Francois, Fritzgerald Francois, Sandra Francois, Rubenie Stimphil, Eli Stimphil, Ray Stimphil, Dominique Browne, Kathlenda Stimphil, Kayona Stimphil, Kyla Browne, Jayden Browne, Ravi Stimphil, Remmon Stimphil, Garlley Stephanie Louis, Faith Lawrence Gabriel, Jonathan Selmon, Chris Civil, Roneison Civil, Faith Civil, Marie Josette Francois’s children, Jean Auguste Francois’s children, Serge Francois’s children, Richard Francois’s children, Roland Dorsainvil’s children, and Raymond Dorsainvil’s children.

Several families have been affected by Marilyn’s passing. These include Francois, Stimphil, Moore, Colon, Dorsainvil, Beauzile, Pluviose, Traill, Browne, Guerrier, Louis, Civil, Boulin, and Balan among others. Many dears friends, close to the family, have also been affected by Marilyn’s passing.

She will be dearly missed.

Funeral and Inhumation

Marilyn François’s Life Celebration will take place this 10th of June, 2026 in the year of our Lord at the R. Stutzmann & Sons Funeral Home (224-39 Jamaica Ave, Queens Village, NY 11428). The viewing starts @ 9:00 am, and the Funeral Service starts promptly @ 10:00 am and will last until about 12:00 pm.

Marilyn will be laid to rest at the Nassau Knolls Cemetery and Memorial Park (500 Port Washington Blvd, Port Washington, NY 11050).