Eurico R. Leite, 82, of New Bedford died Wednesday January 16, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Aline (Grace) Leite.
Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the son of the late Benvinda Faria Pereira Leite and Manuel Rogerio Afonso Leite, he lived in Dorchester before moving to New Bedford in 1999.
Mr. Leite was formerly employed as a seaman in Cape Verde and later as an assembler in Dorchester.
Survivors include his wife; four children, Carlos Albert Leite of Boston, Roger Leite of Brockton, and Teresa Maria Leite and Eurico George Leite, both of New Bedford; a sister, Maria Tereza Pereira Leite of New Bedford; 12 grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
His Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday at 9 AM at Our Lady of the Assumption Church. Burial will follow in St. John's Cemetery. Visiting hours will be on Friday from 4-9 PM at the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford. For directions and guestbook, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.