VALOIS, Francis X. of West Roxbury, MA, October 10, 2007. Born February 11, 1925 in Brookline, MA to the late Emilien and Ellen Valois. He graduated from Suffolk University, received a Master's Degree at Tufts University and a degree from the Sorbonne. He fought in WWII with the 82nd Airborne and received citations for D-Day and other battles. He taught at Rivers School and Boston University. He is survived by his brother John of Woods Hole, MA, sister's Pauline Valois and Marjorie Till of West Roxbury, a nephew, Geoffrey Till, of Falmouth, MA and a niece, Ellen John, of Summerfield, NC. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00AM on Monday October 15, 2007 in The Holy Name Church West Roxbury. Interment will be private. Memorial donations may be made to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Binney St., Boston, MA 02115. www.lawlerfuneralhome.com Lawler & Crosby Funeral Home 617-323-5600