…carpenter, fisherman; 64
TEWKSBURY - Miguel M. “Michael” Sousa, age 64, a well known member of greater Lowell’s Portuguese community, died Thursday evening, May 16, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, after a courageous four-year battle with cancer. He was the partner of Fatima Sousa, with whom he had gloriously spent the last decade of his life.
He was born in Santa Maria, Azores, in March 1955, one of four children of the late Manuel Sousa and the late Maria (Chaves) Melo, emigrated to the U.S. in October 1985, and settled in Cambridge. He had lived in Tewksbury for the past eleven years.
He worked as a Union Carpenter, and enjoyed sports fishing from his boat. While Miguel embraced America, he held firm pride in to his Portuguese roots, as a member of Lowell’s Portuguese-American Civic Club and the Portuguese-American Center in Lowell. He was also a passionate fan of the Benfica soccer club.
Besides Fatima, he leaves two children, Marcio Sousa and Sabrina Sousa and her fiancée Chris all of Manchester, CT; step-sons, Brian Moura and his wife Monica (Bettencourt) of Lowell, and the late Kevin Moura; three grandchildren, John, Frankie, and Rachel; a brother, Jose Sousa and his wife Eduarda of Stoneham; a sister, Henriqueta Rego of Everett; a brother-in-law, Silvino Moura of Somerville, the husband of his sister, the late Maria E. Moura; many nieces and nephews; and his “best friend” a Chihuahua named Lucky.
Relatives and friends will be received Monday, May 20, from 9:00 until 11:00 a.m. in the Tewksbury Funeral Home, corner of 1 Dewey and 975 Main Sts. (Rte. 38) TEWKSBURY CENTER, Ph. (800 in MA or 978) 851 2950. His Funeral Mass will be celebrated Monday at 12:00 Noon in St. Anthony’s Church, 893 Central St., Lowell, MA. Burial will be in Tewksbury Cemetery. Memorials to the Jimmy Fund, P.O. Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284-9168 of visit www.jimmyfund.org will be appreciated. see www.tewksburyfuneralhome.com