The Jamaican native, who brought countless reggae acts to Tucson, spent his final hours in the place he loved most, his shop, surrounded by cultural mementos.
Cathalena E. Burch When his doctors told him four months ago that the colon cancer he battled a dozen years ago had returned with a vengeance, Dennis Francis knew he didn't want to spend his last days in a sterile hospital room.So Francis made a deal with hospice to visit him at the place he held near and dear to his heart: his Twelve Tribes Reggae Shop in central Tucson.
People are also reading… Dennis Francis was born in Kingston, Jamaica, on March 9, 1956, and immigrated to the United States when he was in his 20s. The elder Francis opened his first Twelve Tribes Reggae Shop in late 1989. The store moved several times, landing at its current location at 708 E. Ninth St. three years ago. Since the pandemic, the shop has been open by appointment only, which Jahmar Francis said will continue.
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