Alberto Santos, 70, of Fall River, husband of Candida (Medeiros) Santos, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at Charlton Memorial Hospital following a brief illness.

Born in Relva, St. Michael, Azores, he was a son of the late Constantino dos Santos and the late Deolinda dos Santos. Prior to his retirement he was a machine operator for Quaker Fabrics for many years and previously worked as a crane operator for Alcindo Alves Company back in his homeland in the Azores. An avid soccer fan, especially of Benfica, he also loved maintaining his yard and property, watching the Price Is Right, and tinkering in his workshop. Most notably, Alberto was very instrumental in raising his grandchildren and enjoyed spending quality time with all of them.

Besides his loving wife of forty-seven years, he leaves his daughters, Marta Morrissette and her husband, Brock, of East Freetown and Marisa Moniz and her husband, Bryan, of Swansea; his precious granddaughters, Julia Morrissette, Grace Morrissette, and Eleanor Moniz; his two sisters, Florinda Raimundo (late husband, Jacinto) of Relva, Azores, and Lisete Lopes (late husband, Fernando) of Arrifes, Azores; one sister-in-law, Aldavina Raimundo of Georgetown, Canada; and many nieces and nephews. He was also the father of the late Paulo Alexandre Santos and brother of the late Jose Raimundo.

His Funeral Mass was celebrated on Tuesday, February 28th, in St. Anthony of Padua Church. After a private cremation, his cremains were entombed at the Notre Dame Cemetery Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, kindly consider a donation in Alberto's memory to: St Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St Jude PL, Memphis, TN 38105-9959 or Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Ave., Boston, MA 02215.

Family members are always grateful for relatives and friends wishing to make in-person expressions of kindness and support. If you were unable to do so, because of this pandemic or any other reason, all are urged to express their sympathy online or by mail. To ensure that said condolences and/or sympathy cards reach the family, please always make sure that submissions online are made directly through the funeral home's website ( www.silvafaria.com ) and not through a third party. Thank you!