Maria Augusta (de Almeida) Quigg, 77, of Brookline, died shortly before midnight on Wednesday, July 24, after a brief illness.
She was born in a small farming village in Brazil, emigrating to the United States in 1973. Maria's greatest joy in life was to gather with friends and family to talk and eat and, most importantly, to laugh. She was a devoted and loving mother, a loyal sister, and she will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
Maria was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Egidio. She is survived by her son Michael, her sister Rose and her nephew Alessandro, her former husband William, as well as many cousins and friends.