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GRACE MAIORANO/South Philly Review
On Saturday, hundreds marched down Second Street in honor of Mummers legend Francis ‘Franny’ McIntyre Sr., who died on March 2 after battling lung cancer. The Mardi Gras-inspired procession paraded from Murphy-Ruffenach Funeral Home to the Mummers Museum.
Mummers legend honored with Second Street procession Francis â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Frannyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; McIntyre Sr. died March 2 at the age of 73 after bout with lung cancer By Grace Maiorano 6287+ 3+,//< 5(9,(:
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