08/22/2025
It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of Craig Franklin. He moved to our beautiful island with his two incredibly talented and intelligent daugthers matriculated at Texas A&M Galveston.
He is also a very proud A&M graduate. He became part of the Stuttgarden Tavern family as a bartender and was quickly
an island favorite. He was a world traveler, award-winning salesman, Texas Rangers fan, Dallas Cowboys fan, Houston Astros fan, Dallas Stars fan, and a Gaveston Island bar trivia champion (his team name was OG SWC--named after the 1980s era Southwest Conference that he loved so much). He played golf with Phil Mickelson and enjoyed telling what a great guy he was. He was always a gentleman and had a distinctive walk. The streets and people of Galveston will miss him.
We are having a celebration of life at Old Galveston club at 6:00 on Saturday, August 23