I remember there was one particular classroom, Mrs. Kramer, allowed this girl to do current

event articles on my father.

It was really bad, and my mother went crazy and she went and confronted the teacher.

I don't think she ever really liked Mrs. Kramer.

I surmised to this day that she didn't like me because of my family.

Mrs. John Francis Jr. he was born in 1960 on the North Shore of Long Island.

His father, John Sonny Francis, was the long time underboss for the Colombo Crime family,

one of the so-called Five Families of New York.

There's never been a guy like Sonny, an FBI agent once said, they'll never be another

guy like Sonny, the last of a dying breed.

What type of father was your father like?

Why'd you ask?

Because as a daddy was a really great guy.

I know he loved me playing baseball, and I remember this because it was really important

to me.

But my first year of baseball, this is one of the best times of my dad, I remember.

I was really bad my first year, and I made the last out of the last play, and I hit the

ball.

And I was so happy I hit it.

I ran so fast the first base, but I got called out because I was out.

And I was all depressed like I thought I'd get my one hit.

And I thought my dad would be really upset because I always thought he wanted me to be

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