Sgt. Julian Christopher Francis was an automated logistical specialist with the U.S. Army at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, but on April 9 his life was cut short when he was shot and killed at an Anchorage hotel.
People who knew Francis, including Spc. James Vickers, Spc. Timothy Sizemore and Sgt. Christopher Osborn, said he touched the lives of everyone around him.
His colleagues who were also his friends said Francis had a big personality, making the work environment fun for others. “I was shocked,” Sizemore said. “Like my heart stopped, because you can’t imagine something like that happening to someone like, that’s that close to you,” Sizemore said. “He’s like a family member to every one of us.”
“He’s very competitive,” Osborn said. “So we were talking about going down to Ship’s Creek and having a fishing trip, and he said he could out fish me, and he didn’t catch one fish.”
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