Hugh G. Francis ’50

Hugh died Oct. 24, 2019, in Chippewa Falls, Wis.

He graduated from Pembroke Country Day School in Kansas City, Mo. While at Princeton he majored in economics and belonged to Key and Seal. He transferred to the University of Missouri, where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business.

Hugh started his career in accounting with Arthur Andersen in Kansas City, and then became treasurer of Wolf Stores. In 1969 he moved to New York to become comptroller of Lord & Taylor, and later was treasurer of 30 stores owned by Hart Schaffner & Marx. Career changes eventually took him to Chippewa Falls in 1982, where he opened his own CPA business.

He was an active Rotarian and for many years enjoyed sailing and pontoon boating on nearby Lake Wissota.

Hugh is survived by his wife of 44 years, Jan; five children; two grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.