David Raymond Francis

David Raymond Francis, 69, a long-time resident of Atlanta GA, passed away in his home on October 15, 2018. He was born in Hopewell, VA and was one of four children of William and Alice Francis (deceased). Raised in Hampton, VA, he graduated from Hampton High School and then William and Mary College. He won the 1968 William and Mary Intramural Handball Championship trophy, was a member of Lambda Chi Fraternity, and worked at the Kings Arms Tavern in Colonial Williamsburg while in college. He was active in the Hotlanta Softball League which won Gold in the 1990 Gay Games in Vancouver, and won individual gold in racquetball at the same games. He enjoyed being a part of the mid-town Atlanta community where he was a real estate investor, manager, and agent.
David is survived by his siblings: William S. Francis Jr. of Richmond, VA, Carole Wadlin of Boone, NC, and Beth Lawson of Chester, VA. He loved his nieces and nephews, William S. Francis III, Jennifer Moylan, Jeffrey Wadlin, Mary Catherine Francis (deceased), Anna Delancy, and Augustus Lawson, and always encouraged them. He leaves behind great nieces and nephews, family members, and friends whom he cared for a great deal.
There will be a gathering in Williamsburg, a place he loved, to celebrate his life at 2:00 pm on Nov. 24 at the Center Street Grill, 5101 Center St., Williamsburg, VA 23188.