Ronald A. Pacheco

Portsmouth, RI - Ronald A. Pacheco, 67, of 63 Cottage Avenue Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, March 9, 2004 at St. Annes Hospital Fall River, MA.He was the husband of Judith A. Oliveira Pacheco. Born in Fall River, MA on November 3, 1936, he was the son of the late Antone N. and Irene Rocha Pacheco Forand.Mr. Pacheco was a 1957 graduate of Rogers High School. He worked for 50 years as a commerical fisherman. Mr. Pacheco was a communicant of St. Anthonys Church in Portsmouth, RI. Besides his wife of 45 years he is survived by a son Nicholas A. Pacheco of Portsmouth, RI, two daughters Lorri J. Gong of Corte Madera, CA, and Judith A. Pacheco of Merrimack, NH, two sisters Irene Jones of West Seneca, NY, and Dorothy Foster of Fairfax, CA, five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.He was the father of the late Randal J. Pacheco. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, March 13, 2004, at 10:00AM, in St. Anthonys Church, 2836 East Main Road, Portsmouth. Burial will be private. Donations in his memory may be made to the Portsmouth Volunteer Fire Dpt. Rescue Wagon Fund, P.O. Box 806, Portsmouth, RI 02871.