Francisco was born August 12, 1937 in the small town of Piedras Negras, Coahuila. For many years he and his family traveled from state to state surviving on minimal wages as Migrant workers he did this most of his youth and young adult life. In 1962 while harvesting fruit in Arizona he and his wife decided not to follow the migrant circuit any longer. They decided to plant their own roots in the beautiful state of Arizona. They moved to El Mirage, Arizona where he worked harvesting roses. Later that year he moved the family to the East Valley where their third child was born. In 1959 he married his first wife Maria Rios Estrada. From their marriage they were blessed with three children Ruth, (Chandler) AZ Gregorio (Phoenix) AZ, Mary Frances (Norway) and 4 grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews and god-children.
Survivors include his wife Olga Isabel, two sisters Juana and Carmen, and is preceded in death by his parents, brother Genaro, sisters Anjela and Berta.
Memorial service is scheduled for 10:00 am, Thursday, June 29, 2017 at Advantage Crystal Rose Chapel, 9155 W. Van Buren St., Tolleson, AZ. 85353
