Alex Garrido

Alejandro "Alex" Garrido, beloved dad, husband, son, brother, uncle, and friend, left us peacefully on June 10, 2025, surrounded by his adoring family.

Everyone wanted to be around Alex. His quiet kindness, steadfastness, and sense of humor brought joy to all he met. He was always ready with a little joke, a chuckle, or a poke of sarcasm often when you least expected it, at the most serious-seeming moments. He had an unwavering ability to make his family and friends feel special, protected, and loved.

Alex was a creative soul who loved and played music throughout his life, including playing guitar and drums and singing in musical endeavors with his best friends, including the bands Sidewalk Driver, Board, One Small Voice, and snuB, along with many solo projects where he would play all instruments and perform all vocals. A prolific songwriter, he had a way of marrying side-splitting humor with profound commentary on love and life. He was truly the life of the party, where he would lead sing-alongs as part of the duo Ben and Jerry, during which friends would shout out song requests for hours on end. No song was too ambitious or silly to attempt.

Sports was another of the great loves of Alex's life. He loved watching anyone competing at anything, and if given the chance, he'd watch whatever sport was on television, whether it was football, soccer, golf, curling, or cricket. In every city he lived, from Miami to Boston to Los Angeles to Baltimore to Chicago, he donned the gear of the local baseball and hockey teams. As a life-long New York Yankees fan, however, he drew the line at wearing any symbol of the Boston Red Sox.

Alex and his beloved wife Rita eventually made a home by the sea in Fairhaven, MA, where they found family in the local hockey community, and he embraced his dream of being a proud hockey dad to his cherished son Adrian. Nothing gave Alex more joy than watching Adrian on the ice at countless practices, games, and weekend tournaments with the Southcoast Panthers and the Northeast Generals. Being a dad was the single thing Alex wanted most in life.

Alex was known to his childhood friends as Gumball, a silly kids' nickname that followed him for life. It stuck because it fit him perfectly: Bright, roly-poly, delightful, and sweet. Whether a conscious choice or not, he accepted the adult compromise to be called "GB," always ready to keep a joke going.

In addition to being devoted dad to Adrian, husband to Rita, and doggy dad to Ziggy, he is son of the late Hector and Marina Garrido of The Villages, FL. He is brother to Yvonne Figueroa of Guadalupita, NM, Mario Figueroa of New Brunswick, NJ, and Kenny Garrido of St. Augustine, FL. He is uncle/godfather to Micel Enriquez of Atlanta, GA, and uncle to Derek Enriquez of Guadalupita, NM. He is also uncle to many more loving nieces and nephews from the Garrido and Anelli families. He is son in law to Marie and the late Anacleto Anelli of Mt. Cobb, PA. He is a member of the Family of St. Anthony in the Saint Ubaldo Society of Jessup, PA.

Alex's life will be celebrated on Tuesday June 17 at 10:00 AM at St. Joseph's Parish, 74 Spring Street, Fairhaven, MA. A memorial gathering will take place on Wednesday June 25 from 2:00-5:00 PM at Nasketucket Bay Vineyard, 237 New Boston Road, Fairhaven, MA.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to the family's home in Adrian's name for his educational fund.

The family would like to thank the providers and staff who cared for Alex, especially those at Saint Anne's Cancer Center in Dartmouth, MA.

Alex will be forever in our hearts.