[2] He was awarded the Trinidad and Tobago Chaconia Medal (Gold) for Medicine and Public Service in 1971,[3] and was inducted into the St. Mary’s College Hall of Fame in 1999.
He was one of five children (three boys — Hubert, Aldwin, and Winston — and two girls (Williana and Neutris);[6] and had one more half sister, Wilhelmena.
[10] Upon returning to Trinidad, he worked in private practice in San Fernando for 15 months before joining the Government Medical Service.
[5] He developed a reputation as an Internal Medicine specialist, with significant experience in children’s diseases, and was widely regarded as a “brilliant diagnostician”.”[12] For many years, he was Honorary Secretary of the Medical Board of Trinidad and Tobago, served on the Antibiotic Committee, and advocated for better training and working conditions for nurses.
[15] He was a management committee member of the St. Mary’s College Past Students Union, serving on the same executive as Captain Arthur Andrew Cipriani in 1934.
"He made a substantial contribution to our sport," wrote footballer and commentator Albert "Bootins" Alkins in his Trinidad Express column.
[19] Brunell Jones wrote in the Evening News: "The Bonanza era spawned a large army of knowledgeable men in cricket and Dr. Francis was among the best of them.
"[25] In 1971, he was awarded the nation’s second highest civilian honour: the Trinidad and Tobago Chaconia Medal (Gold) for Medicine and Public Service.
[26] On his passing, the House of Representative held one minute’s silence to honour Sir Warner Boos (Chairman of the Public Service Association), Alderman Fitz Blackman (former Mayor of Port of Spain), and Dr. A.G. Francis.