Rafael

Ferreira

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IN LOVING MEMORY

Rafael Ferreira

Jun 16 1937 - Jan 04 2013

Rafael Ferreira, age 75, of McKinney, Texas, passed away January 4, 2013, in Allen, Texas. Rafael was born June 16, 1937, in Santiago, Dominican Republic, to Arturo and Ana (Batista) Ferreira. He married Maria Fernandez on July 4, 1964, in New York. Rafael loved baseball, especially the Mets and the Yankees. He was passionate about music and loved to write poetry. Rafael was a high energy story teller who filled a room with laughter and joy. He was known to play a mean game of dominoes. Forever a Bohemian. After moving to McKinney from New York in 2001, Rafael volunteered at St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church, was a dedicated grandfather and an avid gardener.

He is survived by his wife, Maria A. Ferreira of McKinney, Texas; daughters, Ana Maria Ferreira, also of McKinney, Alicia Duran and husband, Manny of New York, and Jessica Nunez of Tampa, Florida; son, Arturo J. Ferreira and wife, Pam of Lucas, Texas; son-in-law, Pedro Garcia; grandchildren, Emmanuel, Thomas, Maria, Matthew, Elizabeth, Mark, Matthew, Christopher, Gabriel, Michelle, Natasha, Xavier, and Reina; brothers, Roberto Orlando, and Sergio Ferreira; sisters, Francia, Thelma, and Gertrudys; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Gladys.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 8, 2013, at St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church in McKinney, Texas. Interment will follow at Ridgeview Memorial Park in Allen, Texas. The family will receive friends during a visitation from 7:30 – 9:00 p.m., Monday at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Allen with a rosary beginning at 7:00 p.m.

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