Francisco E. Serrano

Francisco Serrano, age 89, died on April 8, 2009 at Kindred Care Central Hospital . He was born Dec 17th, 1919 in Ponce, Puerto Rico, to the late Geronimo and Felicita Serrano. He attended Betancia Grade School and graduated from Robert Lewis Stevenson School in 1951. He also graduated from the Latin American Bible Institute in 1960. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII and was stationed at Ft. Clayton AFB in Panama. He attained the rank of Tech 5. On May 10, 1946, he was united in marriage to Felicita Maldonado in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

In 1946, Francisco and Felicita moved to New York City and he began working for the U.S. Postal Service. He purchased his first home in 1961 in Queens, New York. In 1976, He retired from the U.S. Postal Service and moved his large family to Tampa, Florida where he purchased a new home in 1977.
Francisco Serrano was a member of Riverhills Church of God and was a retired minister for the Church of God: Mission Board, where he served three terms as an Associate pastor for a Member church at Hubert Ave in Tampa, Florida. He was a member of the Latin American church of God “La Sinagoga” serving as Church secretary in 1960-63. He served on the board of directors for the Men’s Society, as a volunteer for Mission Board fund raising projects and as a “Meals on wheels” volunteer for many years. He was a member of the Foresters’ Lodge and the Gala Foundation. He was also a Radio Program Host of a local show entitled: “Men of God”.

Francisco Serrano is survived by his sons Noel,Daniel, Irving and Abel and his daughters Gladys, Frances and Norma. He is further survived by grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Mayito, three sisters; Herminia,Mirta and Anhelita, and two sons; Francis E. II and Wilson.