By the grace of God, prayers, and good luck, they all come home safely. Tommy was born in 1942, Anita in 1945, and Lonnie in 1949. Birthdays are celebrated, school events are attended. Tom and Lon attend college, receive honorary degrees, and are employed according to their vocations. Karrol and Anita follow their professions as life goes on.
Holidays are special times to the Franklins.
And we thought family get togethers were a thing of the past - you should have attended their 50th wedding anniversary. Tommy, their oldest son, has cancer. All of the family's love, care, finance, prayers and medical skill are pledged to his support. He dies at Scripps Institute in La Jolla, California. Alpha made sure that Tommy wouldn't be forgotten.