Albano F. Pacheco, passed away Saturday January 6 ^th , 2018 in Fall River at the age of 73. He was the husband of Maria R. Pacheco.  Albano was born in Ribeira Grande, Saint Michael, Azores.  He had been employed by Plymouth Rubber Company as a machine operator for many years until his retirement. Mr. Pacheco was a son of the late Manuel  Sousa Pacheco and the late Edalina (Furtado) Pacheco. In addition to his wife, he is survived by: his children, Ronald Pacheco, Thomas Pacheco  and his fiancé Erin Pimentel, and Linda Pacheco and her fiancé Ted Branco all of Fall River, 6 grandchildren; Abigail Santos, Matthew Santos, Lucas Santos, Brayden Pacheco, Lillyanna Pacheco and Jacob Branco. He was the brother of Fatima Pacheco, Lucia Pacheco, Manuel Pacheco and Natalie Pacheco. Albano is also survived by many nieces and nephews.  His Funeral Mass was celebrated on Thursday, January 11th, in St. Anthony of Padua Church followed by his committal at St. Patrick Cemetery.