Joao Luiz Medeiros, 83, of Fall River, husband of Margarida (China) Medeiros, passed away on June 28, 2024, after battling a long illness. Born in Ribeira Grande, Sao Miguel, Azores, he was a son of the late Domingos de Medeiros Simao and the late Maria das Merces Moniz. Joao served in the Portuguese Armed Forces from 1962 to 1967 and was stationed in the African continent. Joao emigrated to the United States in August 1967.

Joao worked many years as a painter for Lavoie and Tavares until his retirement. He was a longtime parishioner of Saint Anthony of Padua Church and a member of its Holy Name Society. Joao enjoyed sports and was a fan of our local teams, Red Sox, Bruins, and Celtics. However, his heart belonged to his boyhood soccer team, Sporting Clube de Lisbon (Sporting CP). Joao enjoyed spending time with his family and making people smile with his charm and humor.

Besises his wife of 56 years, he is survived by: a son, Lucilio J. "Lucky" Medeiros (wife, Lucy) of Albion, Maine; a daughter, Margarida "Maggie" DaLuz (husband, Peter) of Fall River; 4 grandchildren, Nicole Medeiros of Quincy, Casandra Ozcimder (husband, Kayhan) of Westborough, Donovan and Marissa DaLuz, of Fall River; a great grandchild, Teo Ozcimder of Westborough; and many nieces and nephews. Joao was predeceased by all his siblings: Conceicao Sousa, Edmund Medeiros and Artur Medeiros.

His Funeral Mass was celebrated on Tuesday, July 2nd, in St. Anthony of Padua Church followed by his committal at St. Patrick Cemetery.

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