Mr. Sabino Mendes Goncalves

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Sabino Mendes was the loving husband of the late Natividade Lidia Figueira Goncalves, the father of John, Michael, Anthony, Lidia and the late Joseph. Sabino was the grandfather of Matthew, Sarah, Catherine, Theresa and Adam, step grandchildren Jesse and Elizabeth, great step-grandchildren Alex, Abigail, Juliana and Shelby. He is one of the original Portuguese Pioneers from Madeira who immigrated to Canada on June 2nd, 1953, arriving at Pier 21 in Halifax on the Nea Hellas. He is also one of the original members of the Madeira Club. He loved spending his days playing cards, associating with Seniors in his most recent community Bolton, and spending time with his family whenever he could. During the summer he enjoyed spending a lot of his time in his vegetable garden. He is very proud to have been given the opportunity to live in this proud country we all love, Canada. It was rumored in the local community that he was “the pope”, as most of them would have seen him riding around in his safety-fortified scooter. He has left a lasting impression with most people he recently met. Finally, he would like to thank his most recent family physician, Dr. S Sivapalan, who provided him with the greatest care, and the medical staff at the William Osler Health Center in Brampton, particularly the Cardiology ward where he spent his final weeks.

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