The family of Frantz (Franky) Vancol are deeply saddened to announce his passing on March 4th, 2023. Frantz passed away suddenly but peacefully at home, in his sleep. Born October 27th, 1945, he was 77 years old. During his lifetime, Frantz had ten children, Natasha (husband Patrick), the late Carla-Jayne (Kuky), Tania, Vanessa, Victoria (husband Lucky), Valencia, A.V., Frantz Jr., Patrick and Jennifer. He also leaves behind seven grand-children Nathifa (Tifa), Chelsea, Jelissa, Chloë, Ayana, R.V-S and S. and great grand-children (Jeriah and Anissa). He will be greatly missed by his older sister Anne-Marie and her children Gladimir, Adhemar & Alma-Rose (Mama), his nephew and nieces Patsy, Vicky, Shaneada, Gardy. He is predeceased by his brother Yves (Pitou). Born in Port-au-Prince, Haïti, Frantz eventually left his home country to join relatives in Liberia and ultimately relocated to the United States and Canada. Frantz earned multiple diplomas in business, civil engineering, cosmetology, real estate and most recently theology. His robust academic history contributed to the launch of several successful businesses: Cola Quisqueya Inc., Radio Tropicale Ltd., DRULA Fabrik and more. For these accomplishments, Frantz Vancol is named in “The Who’s Who in Black Canada: Black Success and Black Excellence in Canada” by Dawn P. Williams. While he was quite the businessman (named “Businessman of the Year 1998 by Mayor Pierre Bourque), Frantz was also a philanthropist and active supporter of socioeconomic initiatives benefitting the Black community of Montréal nearly 50 years. Providing language tutoring to recently arrived Black immigrants, business seminars in his fields of expertise and mentoring in his favourite sports, Judo and soccer, Frantz is remembered as “someone who gave more to [his] community than he took.” Until his untimely passing, Frantz served as Vice President the Board of Directors for the Round Table on Black History Month. As his family, we will fondly remember his infectious laugh, smile and impeccable taste in clothing and cologne, but especially how he laughed when we teased him on how he would turn a simple homework question into the meaning of life by way of philosophy, political influences, and the analysis of the Bible. His legacy will carry on, forever reminding us to live life to the fullest. You can be whomever you want to be if you are willing to put in the hard work and that life filled with meaningful acts of love and service, as modeled by Jesus Christ, is a life worth living.