Richard Francis “Bubba” Mattos, a Medford resident for thirty-three years, and formerly of Cambridge, passed away peacefully, at his home, on Thursday, May 11th surrounded by his loving family. He was 61.
Born in Cambridge, he was the son of the late Richard and Mary (McNamara) Mattos-Higdon. Bubba attended St. Mary High School in Cambridge, and graduated with the class of 1973. He and his high school sweetheart, Roberta (McLeod), married on February 22, 1976 at St. Mary’s Church in Cambridge. The two started their family with love and devotion.
Bubba worked as a logistics coordinator in the computer maintenance industry. He started with Polaroid, where he worked for fourteen years and retired from the company, Decision One in 2013 after twenty-one years of service.
In his spare time, Bubba enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. You would often find him sitting on his deck watching his favorite Boston sports teams. There was not one team that he favored most. He loved them all equally. When on holiday, Bubba and his family would travel to Yarmouth on Cape Cod. While there, he loved to eat at the local restaurants, especially Captain Parkers. He also enjoyed golfing on many of the courses throughout the Cape.
Bubba was the beloved husband of Roberta (McLeod) Mattos, with whom he shared forty-one loving years of marriage. He was the devoted father of Kristen Meagher and her husband James of Medford, Nicole Stallions and her husband Jesse of Burlington and Rachel Mattos of Medford. He was the loving grandfather of Celia, Conor and Drew Meagher and Benjamin Stallions. Bubba was the dear brother of Stephen Mattos and his wife Barbara of Burlington, Ronald Mattos and his wife June of Medford, Helen Rock and her husband Jeff of Bristol, RI; and the brother-in-law of Nancy McLeod of Medford, Margaret Mahoney of Medford, Joanne McEachern and her husband John of Burlington. He was a cherished friend of James Lynch of Arlington and is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.
His funeral will be from the Dello Russo Funeral Home, 306 Main Street, Medford on Tuesday, May 16th at 9:30AM followed by a Funeral Mass celebrated in St. Joseph Church, 118 High Street, Medford, at 10:30AM. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours will be held on Monday from 4 through 8PM. Services will conclude with interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Richard's name may be sent to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen Street, Framingham, MA 01701.