Anthony Jesse Rapoza
- Born: 9 Mar 1943, ME
- Marriage (1): Doreen Frances Thomas on 18 Mar 1966 in Nashua, NH
- Died: 26 May 2013, Plymouth, MA at age 70
- Buried: Central Cemetery, Halifax, MA
 FamilySearch ID: LTZL-33J.
Events
• Birth Name: Bradley Raymond Gordon, 9 Mar 1943.
• Adopted by: Manuel and Maria Rapoza, Oct 1949, Plymouth, MA.
When Manuel and Maria were killed in a motor vehicle accident on 27 Oct 1949, their oldest daughter, Dorothy (Rapoza) Diaz, took him in and raised him.
• Census, 6 Apr 1950, Plymouth, MA. 1
• Obituary: Halifax Plympton Reporter, 30 May 2013, Hanson, MA.
Anthony J. Rapoza, of Halifax, passed away May 26, 2013. He was 70 years old. Beloved husband of Connie Rapoza, he was the loving father of Kym (Rapoza) Rowan, Carole and Jay Wassmouth, Michelle Caray, Michael Carey, and the late Kelly Cram; son of Maurice and Joyce Gordon; brother of Ray and Muriel Gordon, Donna Nelson, and the late Bryan Gordon; adopted son of Manuel, Maria, and Dorothy Rapoza; adopted brother of Jean Botelho, Richard Diaz, Cheryl James and Alan Freedman, Donna and Steve Pereira, Karen and Richard Bergeron, John Diaz Jr., Susan Diodato, Robert Diaz, Fred Russell, Tracy and Mike Anabel, and the late Edward Diaz; cherished grandfather of Jessica, Andrew, Danny, Colleen, Brittany, Evan, Tyler, and Noah; and great-grandfather of five. Anthony is also survived by many nieces and nephews, great-nieces and nephews; and his Godson, Bradley Raymond Gordon. Anthony was a member of the B.P.O. Elks in Plymouth, Portuguese Union of Kingston, the M.C.M.A.A., and the Halifax Mobile Home Assoc. He loved cooking, fishing, listening to country music, riding his Honda, and telling jokes. Visiting hours will be held Friday, May 31, from 4-8 p.m. at the Shepherd Funeral Home, 216 Main St. (Rte. 106), Kingston. A funeral service will be held at the Shepherd Funeral Home Saturday, June 1, at 10 a.m. Interment will be at the Central Cemetery in Halifax. Donations may be made in Anthony's name to American Lung Assoc. at www.lung.org. To offer condolences or for directions, please visit www.shepherdfuneralhome. com.
Anthony married Doreen Frances Thomas on 18 Mar 1966 in Nashua, NH. The marriage ended in divorce. (Doreen Frances Thomas was born on 30 Nov 1946 in Plymouth, MA and died on 19 Apr 2021 in Plymouth, MA.)
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