USC BASKETBALL: SERVICES FOR FRANCIS ARE IN WORKS.Byline: SCOTT WOLF Scott Richard Wolf (born June 4, 1968) is an American actor. Born in Boston, Massachusetts to Steven Wolf and Susan Enowitch, Wolf was raised in West Orange, New Jersey. He graduated in 1986 from West Orange High School. Staff Writer Funeral services for USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. point guard Ryan Francis Ryan Francis (March 17, 1987 – May 13, 2006) was an American college basketball player. At the time of his death, he was the starting point guard for the University of Southern California Trojans basketball team. are tentatively scheduled for Thursday in Baton Rouge Baton Rouge (băt`ən r  zh) [Fr.,=red stick], city (1990 pop. 219,531), state capital and seat of East Baton Rouge parish, SE La. , La. USC received clearance from its compliance office Sunday to pay for the funeral, and the entire Trojans basketball team will fly to Baton Rouge for the services. ``We want to do the best we can to put on a great funeral and celebrate what he did and how he touched everyone he came into contact with,'' said assistant coach Bob Cantu, who is handling the arrangements. Cantu said Francis' mother, Paulette, is devastated dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. by the death of her only child. She was in the process of moving to Los Angeles because she wanted to keep her son out of Baton Rouge. ``She was really, really tight with Ryan,'' Cantu said. ``It's really hard on her. She wanted to move to L.A. to get out of Baton Rouge and get closer to Ryan. She was going to transfer her job in July because she didn't want to him to have anything to do with Baton Rouge. She said it was getting rough.'' Cantu and USC coach Tim Floyd were scheduled to arrive in Baton Rouge on Sunday night. Assistant coach Gib Arnold is expected to arrive today. Police arrested D'Anthony Norman Ford, 19, of Baton Rouge on Saturday. Ford allegedly fired a gun at the 2006 Chevrolet Impala that Francis rode in with three other passengers after unsuccessfully trying to block the Impala's path with his own car. Police said Ford had an earlier dispute with the driver of the Impala impala, species of antelope, Aepyceros melampus, closely related to the gazelle and found in the savannah and bush country of E and S Africa. It is the antelope most commonly depicted in illustrations and in motion pictures. . Francis, 19, was shot multiple times and pronounced dead at 3:40 a.m. Saturday at Baton Rouge General Medical Center. Francis attended a party with some Louisiana State basketball players on Friday night and was on his way home when the shooting occurred, sources said. ``This one bothers me and I've been doing this 26 years,'' said Lt.Keith Bates Bates , Katherine Lee 1859-1929. American educator and writer best known for her poem "America the Beautiful," written in 1893 and revised in 1904 and 1911. of the Baton Rouge Police Dept. No bail was set, which is normal for capital cases, according to Bates. The death penalty is a possibility for a case of this nature. ``The DA has the final say so in a grand jury setting,'' Bates said. USC is in the process of establishing a memorial fund for Francis. Those interested in making a donation can call (800) 986-9943. scott.wolf@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 |
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