Larry Thomas Franklin

Larry Thomas Franklin, youngest of Elsie M. and Joseph R. Franklin Sr., passed away on June 6, 2020 from pancreatic cancer. Larry graduated from James A. Sperry high School in Henrietta, New York. He went on to attend Missouri Valley College and graduated in 1975. He later received an MPH degree wit emphasis in Health Policy and Administration from the University of Southern Mississippi. Larry worked at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 25 years as a Disease Intervention Specialist, Program Coordinator, Sr. Public Health Advisor, Program Advisor and Project Officer retiring in October 2013. He was asked once during an interview with Dean Mason at CDC's National Immunization Program what would he like on his tombstone. After some thought Larry's response was "He made a difference." His best friend Sammy preceded him in death on June 20, 2020. Larry is survived by his wife, Nancy Caroline Hobson; his brother Joseph R. Franklin Jr., and his wife Mary of Cedar Creek, TX, brother, Richard A. Franklin and his wife Winnie of Hilton, NY; along with nieces and nephews. Rest in Peace Larry Thomas.