Julian L. “Fran” Lasseter, Jr. Academic Scholarship

Julian L. (“Fran”) Lasseter, Jr., died instantly in a traffic accident on March 25, 2022, and is spending a euphoric new life in Heaven.

Fran was born on November 21, 1946, in Winter Haven, FL. He graduated from Winter Haven High School and attended one year at USF before transferring to University of Florida, where he pledged Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity. At UF, he earned a B.S. in Entomology and a Master’s Degree in Education.

He taught math at Howard Bishop Junior High in Gainesville and later at Seabreeze HS in Daytona Beach. He started working as a real estate appraiser at Coast Federal then Massey Appraisal Company and in 1980, started his own business, Lasseter Appraisal Company.

In his earlier years, Fran was a member and president of the Volusia County Gator Club, with season tickets to home football games for decades. After joining a Toastmasters Club, he became an accomplished public speaker, giving humorous and motivational speeches, one of which was titled “If You Ain’t Laughin’, You Ain’t Livin’.”

Known for his generosity and enthusiasm for living life to the fullest, Fran gave many people a “leg up.” He viewed helping people as his life’s mission. Fran was a member of Unity of Daytona Beach and a believer in Christ. One of his favorite sayings was “I’m on God’s plan.”

Fran is survived by his daughter, Whitney (Bryan), of Atlanta; grandchildren, Cameron and Preston; and brother Ken (Lynn), of Winter Haven; other beloved family and friends.