Michael J. Barrows, 18, of Franklin, died at Franklin Regional Hospital on July 2, 2013. He was born in Concord on September 11, 1994 the son of Kenneth Kowalczyk and Dawn Barrows Mathis.

Family members include his parents, Dawn Mathis of Franklin, Kenneth Kowalczyk and wife Isha of Franklin; five brothers: Kenneth and Christopher Kowalczyk of Hillsborough, Nicholas Harrison and Ethan Harrison, both of Massachusetts, and Matthew Barrows of Franklin; five sisters, Annie Bettencourt of Andover, Liona Day, Amy Kowalczyk, Savannah Barrows, and Keira Carmichael, all of Franklin; grandparents Walter and Sunday Kowalczyk of North Carolina and Fremont and Patricia Suddy of Fairhaven, Massachusetts; and cousins, aunts, and uncles.

Visiting hour were held on July 18 at Thibault-Neun Funeral Home in Franklin.