Raymond J. Dias, 66, of Westport passed away Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at Charlton Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Mary Lou (Raposa) Dias for 50 years.
Born in Rehoboth, son of the late James S. Dias and Mary (Almeida) Dias Brown, he had lived in Westport since 1968. He was a self employed contractor / developer and was the owner / operator of the former Town Hardware and Lumber in Westport. Mr. Dias was a Communicant of Our Lady of Grace Church, Westport and was a former member of the Westport Lions Club.
Including his wife, he is survived by 3 sons: James R. Dias of Dartmouth, Mark J. Dias of Westport and David R. Dias of New Bedford; 3 daughters: Sheila M. Smeaton of Westport, Sherrie M. Lees of Westport and Michelle M. Calise of W. Warwick, RI; 3 brothers: Everett Brown of Fall River, Richard Brown of Fall River and Rodney Dias of ID; 5 sisters: Loretta Roderick of Fall River, Mary Brown of Holyoke, MA, Betty Ann Mooney of Portsmouth, MA, Rachel DaCosta of Fall River and Alice Sousa of ME; 12 grandchildren; 2 great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
At the request of the family, funeral arrangements will be private.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942.