Thomas J. Franco, 65, of Fall River, the husband of Colleen (Soares) Franco, passed away on Friday, August 2nd, 2019 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Fall River, a son of the late John and Veronica (Panoc) Franco.  Mr. Franco was graduate of Diman Vocational High School, class of 1972 and worked as a Machinist at the Foxboro Company for many years, and was a member of Holy Rosary Church where he was a sexton. In addition to his wife of 44 years, he is survived by: 3 children, Ian Franco and his wife Rhonda of Atlanta, Bethany Franco and her fiancé Joseph Botelho of Fall River and Meredith Franco of Fall River; 3 grandchildren, Noel T. Franco, Elyse M. Cardoso, and Thomas J. Botelho; 4 siblings, Marion Paulo of Somerset, Beverly Borden and her husband Charles "Billy" of Truckee, CA, Stephen Franco and his wife Elaine of Fall River, and Paula Desmarais and her husband Armand  of Fall River and several nieces and nephews. He was the brother of the late Michael P. "Mickey" Franco, Robert C. Franco, Veronica Ferreira, John Franco, Cynthia Beaulieu and was the brother-in-law of the late Charles Paulo. His Funeral Mass was celebrated on Saturday, August 10th, in St. Michael Church followed by his committal at St. Patrick Cemetery. Donations in his honor may be made to American Brain Foundation, 201 Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55415; to make an online donation please click here.