This fund was established through a bequest. Robert Francis had supported the WHS Class of 1942 Fund, serving as its Treasurer until his death in 1989. He was a bookkeeper at Paines, Inc., a local Wakefield dress shop operated by his father, and also at American Mutual Insurance Co. He attended Burdett College. Mr. Francis was a member of the Greenwood Union Church and the Golden Rule Masonic Lodge.
Scholarship Recipients
2025
- Aidan Riley — Fairfield University
2024
- Aidan Riley — Fairfield University
2023
- Matthew McKean — Merrimack College