Francis Namox Jr. loved his job and loved his family.
“He was very gentle, always smiling at everybody,” said his mother Martina.
Francis was killed on Friday night after he was stabbed on Main Street in Smithers. Kelly Andrew Johnson, 21, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder on Sunday, according to the RCMP.
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Francis leaves behind his two-year-old son Aiden who Martina said was the love of his life. “Everytime he spoke of Aiden his eyes would light up,” she said.
The 26-year-old was the youngest of Martina’s four children. He was born in Prince George and raised in Moricetown. He was working in the field of geophysics and had been for eight years.
Martina said he was in the process of getting his life together and wanted to move to Prince George to be closer to his son.
His death has left a huge hole in the Namox family.
“He just loved everybody,” said Martina. “He loved his family. He never walked by anyone without hugging them.”
An autopsy will be conducted on Francis and then he will be released to his family for burial.
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