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Jul 5, 2026
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Restaurateur Francis Deck ran the legendary Toronto diner chain Fran’s
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Restaurateur Francis Deck ran the legendary Toronto diner chain Fran’s
BRAD WHEELER
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Francis Deck died of cancer at Toronto’s Sunnybrook Hospital on June 22. He was 89.
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To those who knew him, Francis Deck was Fran. And Fran made it his business to know people. Taking over the small family-owned Fran’s Restaurant franchise in 1976 after the death of his father, Francis Deck Sr., th…
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