Arthur Raposo Sr. 87 died on Saturday. Born in Fall River, he was the son of the late Philomena P. and Manuel J. Raposo.
He was educated in the Fall River School System and also attended the URI Extension Classes. He served with the 1504th Army
Air Force Base unit during WWII. He was a member of the American Legion Post 18 of Portsmouth, RI and served as its commander in 1979. He was also a member of the Rhode Island International Rethreads Motorcycle Club and a Lifetime member of the Vikings Motorcycle Club of Raynham, MA. He is survived by a son Arthur Raposo of New York and a sister Emma Pereira of Fall River.
His Funeral will be held THURSDAY at 11am at the POCASSET MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME 462 Main Rd, Tiverton, RI with a Procession to the RI Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Exeter, RI for Burial. www.almeida-pocasset.com