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Sifu of journalism, Tony Francis dies
PETALING JAYA: Friend, colleague, soulmate and teacher – that was Tony Francis (
pix) to many of today’s senior reporters and editors in the local media industry.
Yesterday, the media fraternity mourned the loss of this accomplished sports writer and newsman, who passed away peacefully after a battle with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, which is a chronic lung disease.
Francis, 73, had a decorated career spanning close to five decades. More importantly, he left an unbridled legacy of greatness that bred respect and admiration from everyone, including the King.
His wife Chan Cheng Tuan described Francis as a man who lived his passion to the fullest. “He was a great journalist who covered the Olympics and many other major events. As a person, he had a great sense of humour. Sports had been his passion and he enjoyed golf a lot. He was also a generous and loving husband, and a doting father to his kids,” she told ....

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