THOMAS E. DEFREITAS Sr.

DeFREITAS, Thomas E. Sr. East Boston

Native, "Tom the Bomb" Football Star at EBHS Family & friends are invited to attend visiting hours on Saturday, March 10th in the Vertuccio & Smith, Home for Funerals, 773 Broadway (Rte. 107), REVERE, beginning at 12:00 p.m. Noon, through 2:00 p.m. for Thomas E. DeFreitas, Sr., who passed following a lengthy illness on Friday, March 2nd. The Funeral Service will be conducted in the funeral home, following the visitation at 2:15 p.m. Interment will be private. Born, raised & educated in East Boston, he was an alumnus of East Boston High School, Class of 1957. Because of his extraordinary athleticism & academic achievement, he was awarded an early graduation in 1957, rather than 1958. As Captain & Quarterback of the E.B. football team, he earned the nickname, "Tom the Bomb", a title that he maintained the rest of his life. For over ten years, in the 1970s & 1980s, Tom worked as a "Youth Counsellor for the "Project Yes" & more recently as a sales associate at White Hen Pantry. Tom is a member of the Cary Sq. Club of Chelsea & the Bartolo Club of East Boston. He is the beloved father to Thomas E. DeFreitas, Jr. of Arlington. He is the cherished brother to Retired Revere Patrolman, Harold Clark "Clarkie" DeFreitas of Revere, Robert DeFreitas of Rhode Island & William DeFreitas of Medford & the late John DeFreitas. Affectionately remembered by his first wife, Marylou "Lulu" (Corkum) DeFreitas of Arlington. Devoted friend in recent years to Mary Walsh Durant of Peabody. He is the dear uncle to many nieces & nephews. Tom is the esteemed & trusted friend of Evelyn P. Morris of Revere. The family acknowledge with gratefulness, the extraordinary care rendered to Tom by the caregivers at Rosewood Rehab of Peabody, Staff of Care Dimensions Hospice & the clinicians at Salem Hospital. Please visit www.vertuccioandsmith.com.