Mario Joaquin

Portsmouth, - Mario Joaquin, 83, of 26 Foxboro Avenue, Portsmouth, died Friday, April 15, 2005 at Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI.He was the husband of 52 years of Beatrice Medeiros Joaquin. Born in Fall River, MA, on December 13, 1921, he was the son of the late Antonio and Amelia Farinha Joaquin. Mr. Joaquin had worked as a truck driver for the Veterans Administration Hospital in Brockton, MA, for 30 years, retiring in 1990. He was a Veteran of the US Army, serving during WWII in Africa and Italy on the Anti Tank Unit #338. Mr. Joaquin was a Communicant of St. Anthonys Church in Portsmouth. He had also worked for his father at the Lucky Loaf Bread Company in Fall River, MA, as a deliveryman. Mr. Joaquin will be sadly missed by his family. Besides his wife he is survived by the sons Stephen Joaquin of Port Charlotte, FL, Mark Joaquin of Portsmouth, RI, and Kenneth Joaquin of Portsmouth, RI, a daughter Anne Connor of Tallahassee, FL, a brother Edward Joaquin of Fall River, MA, a sister Celeste Oliveira of Fall River, MA, a brother in law Cobby Oliveira of Fall River, MA, six grandchildren Erika Joaquin, Wyatt Joaquin, David Joaquin, Bradley Connor, Dylan Connor, and Dana Connor, three great grandchildren Noah Joaquin, Jason Alex, and Brandon Joaquin, and several nieces and nephews.A memorial service will be held on Monday, April 18, 2005, at 10:00 AM in the Connors Funeral Home, 55 West Main Road, Portsmouth. Burial will be private.In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimers Disease Crisis Intervention Center, 23 Broad Street, Pawtucket, RI, 02860.