In Boston, June 25, 2014 Manuel De Jesus, Age 74, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family following a brief illness in Brigham & Women’s Hospital. Manuel is survived by his loving wife Lidia (Rodrigues) De Jesus of Taunton. He was born in Madeira, Portugal, the son of the late Manuel Pires and Filomena (Freitas) De Jesus. Manuel emigrated to the United States with his wife and daughters on February 24th , 1973. He lived in Taunton ever since. Manuel was employed through Leach & Garner Co. in Attleboro from 1973 until his retirement. He loved working on his backyard farm and sharing his vegetables with others. He was happiest when traveling his beloved Madeira and especially enjoyed Madeira at Christmas time. He loved how Funchal lights up for Christmas and the world famous fireworks display for New Years Eve. In addition to his loving wife, Manuel leaves his two daughters Maria Odete Costa and her husband Nemesio and Galdina “Dina” Medeiros and her husband Sean. Manuel was a grandfather to Brianna Medeiros, Savannah Costa, Evan Medeiros and Ethan Costa. He was brother to Jose DeJesus and his wife Maria Jose from Taunton, Cristina Cimolina and her husband Angelo of Munich, Germany, Katarina Abreu and her husband Jose from Caracas, Venezuela, Jorge DeJesus and his wife Amelia from Funchal, Madeira, Joao DeJesus and his wife Teresa also from Funchal, Portugal and Teresa Tavares from Lisban, Portugal. He leaves many nieces and nephews with his niece Cristina Da Costa being his favorite. Arrangements are under the direction of the O’Keefe-Wade Funeral Home in Taunton. At Manuel’s request, funeral services are private and calling hours are kindly omitted.