Joseph M Duarte Jr. 95 of Fall River passed away on Saturday. He was the husband of the deceased Christina Ferreira Duarte. Born in Fall River, he was the son of the late Louisa Cabral Duarte and Joseph Duarte. He is survived by his children Susan M. Teixeira of Fall River, Christine A. Brogan and husband George W. Mullins III of Tiverton, RI and Michael J. Duarte and wife Christiane N. Duarte of Fall River. Grandchildren are Amy Teixeira, Mark Duarte and Madelaine Duarte. He also leaves his sister Sarah Cabral of Tiverton, RI, and several nieces and nephews. He was the brother of the late Manuel Duarte, Mary Christo, John Duarte and Dennis Duarte.



He had worked as a Nursing Assistant at the Brockton VA Hospital in Brockton, MA; former Joint-Owner of Diamond Fruit and Produce Company of Fall River; and Staff Manager at Boston Mutual Insurance Company. He was a WWII veteran serving in the Army Air Corps in the Asiatic Pacific Theater as a Staff Sergeant with the 329th Squadron. He attended Stewart Technical School in New York City prior to being deployed to the Pacific and received Citations for: Good Conduct Medal; Victory Medal; Asiatic Pacific Theater Campaign Ribbon; American Theater Campaign Ribbon; Philippine Liberation Ribbon; Marksman Rifle Badge



He played for the Ponta Delgada Soccer Club; winning a National Amateur Cup Championship in 1938; was offered a professional soccer contract by the Swiss Football Club of New York; and was inducted into the New England Soccer Hall of Fame in 1994.

He graduated from the Thibodeau Business School. He was a communicant of the former Our Lady of the Angels Parish in Fall River and was active in the former House of Israel Prayer Group in Tiverton, RI. Visitation will be held on TUESDAY from 5-8:00 PM. His Funeral will be held WEDNESDAY at 8am from the POCASSET MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME 462 Main Rd, Tiverton with a 9am Mass at Good Shepard Church, Fall River. Burial at Pocasset Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations are requested to Little Sisters of St. Francis, Our Lady of the Angels Convent, 8 Barnard Way, P.O. Box 478, Danville, NH 03819-0478

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