Arthur-Ramalho-Obituary

Arthur William Ramalho Sr.

Lowell, Massachusetts

1935 - 2019

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January 1, 2019
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Lowell, Massachusetts

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Longtime owner and operator of Lowell'sLegendary Ramalho's West End Gym"LOWELLArthur William "Sonny" Ramalho, Sr., 84, a longtime Lowell resident and patriarch of Lowell's boxing community, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Saturday, August 24, 2019 at High Pointe House in...

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A man who made a real difference in the lives of so many young men and women in the Lowell area. Thank you Mr. Ramalho.

A New England boxing legend.

Rip Arthur. Your a loving caring. Man with your doors / arms always open to help out the kids .any person that walked into your Awesome gyms. Thank you and your family for sharing you with us. Donny Stjohn Billerica ma.

In 1982 I wrote a story about Art for the Boston Globe. It included these paragraphs:

The West End is managed by 46-year-old Art Ramalho, a Charles Durning lookalike who works full-time as the director of the Lowell Council on Aging. Ramalho is known on the club circuit as the "Lowell Connection" because he delivers the goods.
"If he says he's sending three fighters, three fighters show up," said Dan Duva, Totowa, N.J., club promoter. "People will call Art when they're...

my condolences sympathy to the Ramalho family sorry Dave to hear ofyour loss ofa great man and leader of the community of Lowell ma.may the lord be with your family in times of sorrow grief.

David, I am sorry to hear of the loss of your dad. He was a great man and will be remembered by so many people. My condolences, thoughts, and prayers to you and your family.
RIP Art.

So sorry to hear of Arthur's passing. Sending prayers and love to the family.. God bless you.

Art taught boxing and imparted life skills to thousands for decades. He now brings his talent and generosity as "Heaven's Boxing Coach". Keep coaching and mentoring Art, and exchange boxing memories with our dad.

Worked out at west end in the mid 1990's. Great memories, thank you for instilling my love of the sweet science , Arthur, RIP