Posted on 02/15/2010 3:58:17 PM PST by MrsPatriot
Dick Francis, who used his career as a champion jockey to launch an even more successful one as a thriller writer, died yesterday at the age of 89.
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One of my all time favorite authors.
Rest in peace, Mr. Francis. You created endless hours of pleasure for millions of mystery and racing fans.
Gloom, I thought he was wonderful. But the past ten years have been terribly hard for him without his Mary. It’s good that he’s going to join her now.
When his son Felix started writing with him I was sore afraid that the quality of his work would suffer. Little did I know that one of Dick Francis’ strengths was his superior role as Father to his Son. Well done Mr. Francis, may your literary work entertain a thousand years!
Read every book he put out. I never knew that his wife collaborated with him, which the newspaper mentioned, but I always suspected it as sometimes the details like the decoration of a home, or the tender romantic moments just seemed to have a softer side to them. He was a great story teller, and I suspect a great man. He will be missed.
Read every book he put out. I never knew that his wife collaborated with him, which the newspaper mentioned, but I always suspected it as sometimes the details like the decoration of a home, or the tender romantic moments just seemed to have a softer side to them. He was a great story teller, and I suspect a great man. He will be missed.
I went to one of his book signings 20 or so years ago. He’s a small man anyway, and even then he looked extremely frail and fragile. He sat at a table signing books with his wife looming beside him like a secret service agent.
His books shone with his innate goodness. Plus, they were a good read, especially the older ones.
Go with God, Mr. Francis.
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