Obituaries March 17, 2023
Remembering Frantz Vancol: Entrepreneur Extraordinaire Frantz Vancol made his mark on Montreal as one of the most dynamic entrepreneurs and community advocates coming out of the Black and Caribbean community in this city. He died in his sleep on March 6, at the age of 77. Among his many business ventures was Les Jeunes Romantiques chain of hairdressing salons, the Quisqueya line of tropical flavored soft-drinks and Tropico Incorporated, a wholesale distributor of tropical consumer products (food and cosmetics), which was the exclusive distributor of specialized lines of hair and beauty products such as TCB, DRULA and AK-100. In addition …