Francisco Serrano is now 89 years old. He was born on Dec 17, 1919 in Ponce, Puerto Rico to the late Jeronimo and Felicita Serrano. He attended Betancia Grade School in Puerto Rico .
He graduated from Robert Lewis Stevenson School in 1951. He also graduated from the Latin American Bible Institute in 1961. He served in the U.S. army during WWII, and was stationed at Ft Clayton AFB in Panama in September of 1943. He attained the rank of Tech 5 which was in the same level of a Corporal. He received the American Theater Service Medal. He was awarded the WW II Victory Medal and four Overseas Service Bars. Francisco received an Honorable discharge on September 30, 1946. On May 10. 1946, Francisco was united in marrage to Felicita Maldonado in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
in 1946, Francisco and Felicita moved to New York City and he began working for the U.S. Postal. Service. He purchased his first home in 1961 in Queens, New York. In 1976, he retired from the U.S. Postal Service and moved his large family to Tampa, Florida where he purchased a new home in 1977.
Francisco Serrano is a current member of Riverhills Church of God and is a retired Minister for the Church of God: Mission Board, where he served three terms as an Associate pastor for a Member Church at Hubert Ave in Tampa, Florida. He was a member of the Latin American Church of God "La Sinagoga", serving as Church Secretary in 1960-63. He served on the Board of Directors for the Men's Society, as a volunteer for mission Board fund raising projects, and as a "Meals on Wheels" volunteer for many years. He was a member of the Forresters Lodge and one of the original Board Members of the Gala Foundation, a Family Fraternal Organization. He was also a Radio program Host of a local show entitled "Men of God". Francisco was recently invited to a special Luncheon honoring him and showcasing him on a special commercial for "Meals on wheels" He recently received a Birthday card from President George W. Bush wishing him well on his 89th Birthday.
