Family

Dick’s grandparents
Dick as a baby, aged six months.
Dick aged two years and 3 months (1923).
Dick as a young boy.
Dick and his younger son Felix, with whom he now writes his novels.
Dick and his wife Mary, who were married for over 53 years. Sadly, Mary died in 2000, just a month before Dick’s 80th birthday.
Dick in Devon, where the family has holidayed for 57 years.
Dick, Merrick and Felix Francis in Devon, 2008
Dick Francis (centre) and family on holiday in Paignton Devon 2008
Dick’s immediate family on holiday together in Paignton, Devon, 2008
Back row LtoR: Matthew (Felix’s elder son), Alex (Merrick’s wife), Merrick, Felix, Debbie, Anna (Matthew’s fiancée)
Front row LtoR: Olivia (Tim’s girlfriend), Tim (Merrick’s son), Dick, William (Felix’s younger son), Louise (William’s girlfriend)
Lord Vestey, Felix Francis and winning jockey, Robert Thornton, who rode Ouzbeck to victory in the Dick Francis Silks stakes