Francine Frazier:  

In a nutshell: I grew up in the north end of town. I lived with my parents, grandmother, and 4 brothers. Yes, I was the only girl born smack dab in the middle. If you were to look for that street today, you would never find it since the state built a highway exit right on that spot! When I was about 13, we moved to the "highlands", and I had to change schools for 8th grade. It's funny since I attended pre-primary through 7th and made a lot of friends, but to this day I can remember only a handful of names. I went to Sacred Hearts Academy for 4 years, and did fairly well in the smarts department (believe me I'm no genius!). After graduating high school, I attempted to follow in my mothers footsteps and become a nurse or med assistant, but that was not to be. After a few hours of orientation, I walked out of the class, never to return. So, I worked part time at Almac's (does anyone remember where that's at?) and went to the beach when weather permitted. When I was 23, I moved to Houston, after some urging by a "black sheep" uncle, who had returned to the fold and appreciated what I was doi...Expand for more