Feliciano Vierra Tavares
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Feliciano Vierra "Flash" Tavares Sr. (October 29, 1920 – December 17, 2008) was a
Early life
Tavares was born in
Death
Feliciano "Flash" Vierra Tavares died at his home in Hyannis, Massachusetts, on December 17, 2008, at the age of 88.[1] He was survived by his second wife of 38 years, Grace.[2] His first wife, Albina Gomes Tavares (1913–1981, the mother of the five Tavares brothers), and daughter, Eva Baptiste, as well as 10 siblings had predeceased him.[2] He was also survived by three daughters Jenny Mello, Deolinda Borges, Kathleen Clarke; seven sons (including all five members of the Tavares brothers) John Baptiste, Ralph, Arthur, Antone, Victor, Feliciano Jr., and Perry Tavares; one sister, Victoria Tavares Vierra; and 53 grandchildren, 49 great-grandchildren and 18 great-great-grandchildren.[2]
Tavares, a 35-year member of the Baháʼí Faith community of Barnstable, Massachusetts, was buried at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery in Centerville, Massachusetts.[2]
See also
- Tavares
- Music of Cape Verde
- Cape Verdean Americans
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Coddy, Don (December 19, 2008). "Tavares patriarch dies". The Standard-Times (New Bedford). Archived from the original on March 28, 2009. Retrieved December 19, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f "Feliciano Vierra Tavares Sr". The Standard-Times (New Bedford). December 19, 2008. Retrieved December 19, 2008.