Edward Machado

Edward Machado 70 year Lowell resident; 71 Lowell Edward Machado, 71, of Dracut, died Oct. 15, at Massachusetts General Hospital after a courageous battle with leukemia. He was the husband of Delores (DeFreitas) Machado, with whom he was married for 48 wonderful years. Born Sept. 1, 1936, in Lowell, he was a son of the late Manuel, and the late Bertha (Vieira) Machado. He spent the first 70 years of his life living in Lowell, before he and his wife moved to Dracut where they lived with their daughter, Chris, and her family. Mr. Machado was a lifetime parishioner of St. Anthony's Church, where he was a member of St. Vincent DePaul. He served for many years as a Eucharistic Minister. He also taught CCD for many years, and donated his time and talents to help build the classrooms where CCD is now held. He retired as an engineer from Raytheon after 35 dedicated years of employment. After his retirement he worked at Panametrics. Until his death, he remained close friends with many of his former co-workers. He loved to golf and was a longtime member of "The Hackers and Wackers", a wonderful group of people, who are more recognized for their love of life and close friendships than their golfing abilities. Mr. Machado had a great sense of humor and was an avid sports fan. He enjoyed following all of the local sports teams. As a younger man, he coached baseball for the Shedd Park Little League. As he raised his family, he volunteered many hours as a coach, and board member for the Highland Little League. During this time, he was also a member of The Highland Players where he developed many close friendships. He will be remembered as a devoted husband, a caring father and a loving grandfather. He truly treasured the time he spent with his family, especially the time he spent with his eight grandchildren who were a great source of joy and pride. Besides his wife, Delores, he is survived by three children; Larry Machado and his wife, Trisha, Chris Gordon and her husband, Todd, all of Dracut, and Mary Crockett and her fiance, Tim Hills, of Lowell, eight grandchildren; Emily, James, and Billy Machado of Dracut, Jacob and Stephanie Santos and Isabele Gordon of Dracut, and Eddie and Cameron Crockett of Lowell; six brothers and sisters, John Machado, Joseph Machado, Virginia Coviello, and her husband, Tony, Roselyn Machado, Rose Lorenzo and her husband, Frank, Dorothy Brown and her husband, Herb, a brother and sister in law; John and Pat DeFreitas, a brother in law, Victor Sousa, a sister in law, Irene DeFreitas, and many, many close friends and extended family. He was also the brother of the late Mary Sousa, brother in law of the late Teresa Machado and the late Joseph DeFrietas. MACHADO Edward. You are invited to his calling hours from 3 until 5 and 6 until 8 on Thursday. On Friday, his funeral will begin at 9 a.m. at the McDONOUGH FUNERAL HOME, 14 HIGHLAND STREET, LOWELL (978 OR 800) 458-6816. His Funeral Mass will be offered at ST. ANTHONY'S CHURCH at 10 a.m.. Burial in St. Mary Cemetery. Memorials in his name to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Donor Services, P.O. Box 4072, Pittsfield, MA 01202. E-condolence site www.McDonoughFuneralHome.com