edits courtesy of FAG member Ronan Urvoaz, # 46858540
partial obituary:
Albert Cantara Sr. was born January 22, 1922 and was raised and lived in Pawtucket, RI his entire life. He was the youngest of the six children born to Euclid and Rose Cantara. He died May 7, 2016 after 2 weeks in the hospital.
He was pre-deceased by his wife of 73 years, Madeline McCarthy Cantara, who died on August 18, 2015.
He served his country during WW II, missing D-Day by pure luck of the draw in the form of a bureaucratic error. He credited a hedgerow for making it out of France alive after an artillery shell exploded near him.
After the war he went on to spend the bulk of his working life in the catering business.
He is survived by a daughter, five sons, many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
partial obituary:
Albert Cantara Sr. was born January 22, 1922 and was raised and lived in Pawtucket, RI his entire life. He was the youngest of the six children born to Euclid and Rose Cantara. He died May 7, 2016 after 2 weeks in the hospital.
He was pre-deceased by his wife of 73 years, Madeline McCarthy Cantara, who died on August 18, 2015.
He served his country during WW II, missing D-Day by pure luck of the draw in the form of a bureaucratic error. He credited a hedgerow for making it out of France alive after an artillery shell exploded near him.
After the war he went on to spend the bulk of his working life in the catering business.
He is survived by a daughter, five sons, many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
edits courtesy of FAG member Ronan Urvoaz, # 46858540
partial obituary:
Albert Cantara Sr. was born January 22, 1922 and was raised and lived in Pawtucket, RI his entire life. He was the youngest of the six children born to Euclid and Rose Cantara. He died May 7, 2016 after 2 weeks in the hospital.
He was pre-deceased by his wife of 73 years, Madeline McCarthy Cantara, who died on August 18, 2015.
He served his country during WW II, missing D-Day by pure luck of the draw in the form of a bureaucratic error. He credited a hedgerow for making it out of France alive after an artillery shell exploded near him.
After the war he went on to spend the bulk of his working life in the catering business.
He is survived by a daughter, five sons, many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
partial obituary:
Albert Cantara Sr. was born January 22, 1922 and was raised and lived in Pawtucket, RI his entire life. He was the youngest of the six children born to Euclid and Rose Cantara. He died May 7, 2016 after 2 weeks in the hospital.
He was pre-deceased by his wife of 73 years, Madeline McCarthy Cantara, who died on August 18, 2015.
He served his country during WW II, missing D-Day by pure luck of the draw in the form of a bureaucratic error. He credited a hedgerow for making it out of France alive after an artillery shell exploded near him.
After the war he went on to spend the bulk of his working life in the catering business.
He is survived by a daughter, five sons, many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
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