Francis R. "Frankie" Dumont, the beloved husband of Sandra J. (Bakey) Dumont, a resident of the Belvidere section of Lowell, died on Tuesday October 4, 2011 at the Saints Medical Center, following a brief but courageous battle with cancer.
Frankie and Sandy recently celebrated twenty- six years of a happy and loving marriage on August 10, 2011.
Frankie was born in Lowell on January 17, 1944, a son of the late Louis and Irene (Marcotte) Dumont.
Frankie was appointed as a patrolman on the Lowell Police Department on August 8, 1971 and spent the next 30 years working in the vocation he respected. He retired on August 24, 2001.
Frankie loved playing cards, especially 45's, at Mount Pleasant Country Club and enjoyed the camaraderie on the golf course. Frankie was also adored by his Yorkshire Terrier, Teddy.
Surviving him besides his wife are a son and daughter in law, Michael and Paula Dumont of Lowell; two cherished granddaughters, Courtney and Hannah; two brothers and a sister in law, Roger Dumont, LPD (ret.) of Dracut, Gerard and Marianne Dumont of Lowell; a sister Dolores Dumont of Jupiter, Fl; his mother in law, Stella Bakey of Lowell; brothers in law and sisters in law, John Bakey and Sandra Campbell of Lowell, Melissa and Edward Ryan of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL; and Jerry Connelly and his wife Jackie of Tyngsboro. In addition, Frankie is survived by a niece, several nephews, and many special friends, including, Frank Georges, Paul Thompson, Mike Ablove and Jim McMahon. He was the son in law of the late John Bakey, brother in law of the late Joan Connelly, and uncle of the late Shawn Dumont, Ronald Dumont and Noah Dumont.