Francine Hawkins (Earth-6587)

"You've done a wonderful job, Joe. Better than I ever could."

- - Francine Hawkins to Joseph Hawkins

Francine Hawkins was a paramedic based in Dakota, Ohio, the wife of Joe Hawkins and mother of Jeff and Iris Hawkins. A respectable and competent medic, she died tragically at the hands of a time-travelling Zoom during the Dakota Riots.

Early Life
Francine Hawkins was born and raised in downtown Dakota, Ohio as the daughter of a doctor and a firefighter. At some point in her life, Francine met Joe Hawkins and the two fell in love, soon starting to date in secrecy. Joe eventually blew the secret when he proposed to marry Francine at her house and in the front of her parents. Not surprisingly, her parents gave Joe their blessing as they loved him, and they then married in October 5th, 1992.

Death
Six months later, Francine discovered she was pregnant of Iris, their first child. After she was born, two years later, she became pregnant again, that time of a boy, Jefferson. The family lived happily for one year, but all changed during the night of the Dakota Riots. While Francine was working saving many beggars that were brutally beaten by the gangs, she was killed by a time-travelling Zoom, who battled against Static. Her murdered was never uncovered, and the source of her death remained a mystery for years.

Legacy
Francine's death deeply impacted the Hawkins family. Joe became over protective over his children, and attempted to balance his life as a single father. Jeff, in particular, became the saddest and most damaged over her death to the fact he never remembered her a very small child, to the point he saw Misty Knight as a replacement of his mother when she started dating Joe.