Eduardo "Eddie" Reyes Jr.

Sturbridge: Eduardo 'Eddie' Reyes, Jr., 64, of Cedar St., passed away peacefully on Friday, March 7th, in the ICU at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, surrounded by his loving family, after respiratory complications following a long, hard fought battle with AML Leukemia.
He leaves his loving wife of 32 years, Cheryl A. Wheaton-Reyes; his two awesome daughters, Marcy Reyes and her fiancé Peter Hussey of Brimfield and Emily E. Reyes of Sturbridge; his sister Amarillis 'Lily' Reyes and her companion Edwin Delgado of Southbridge; his in-laws, Wayland 'Boo' and Elaine Wheaton of Sturbridge; his sister-in-law, Suzanne Wright and her husband Dave of Sturbridge; his brother-in-law, Rob Wheaton and his wife Noreen of Sturbridge; his wonderful nieces and nephews, including Javier Melendez and his wife Brittney, Catherine Martin and her husband Alex, Kenneth Livan Melendez, Amarillis Burgos, Nathan Wright, Hannah Wright, Alex Wheaton, Charlie Shuman, and his four great nieces. He also leaves his beloved dog and buddy Mookie. He was born in Cayey, Puerto Rico, the son of the late Eduardo Reyes, and Enedina (Quintana) Reyes, who meant the world to him. In Puerto Rico, 'Junior' leaves behind too many sweet aunts, uncles and cousins to mention and although he couldn't visit enough, he loved them all dearly.
Eddie was the Facilities Manager for Reliant Medical in Leominster for the past 5 years and we would like to thank his boss, Catherine Ramos, for all her support and friendship during his struggle and recovery. Previously he also spent many years as the GM for Alsco Industries in Sturbridge, as well as an Account Manager at G & F Industries in Sturbridge.
Eddie was always a gentleman, and a hard-working and caring family man. He was selfless, genuine, generous, honest and always there to lend a hand to anyone who needed help.
Eddie loved to have fun, going out for dinner and drinks with friends and family, and he made friends everywhere he went.
Eddie loved to travel with his family and friends, and he loved to be at the beach, looking at or on the water, while listening to his music. He enjoyed his vacations, especially an old favorite Bora Bora and a new favorite, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. He enjoyed his time spent with family and friends at his in-law's lake cottage on Big Alum, and their timeshare in Aruba, as well as time spent with his wife and kids at Misquamicut Beach in Westerly RI.
He was a life-long athlete, who loved to work out, as well as play softball, soccer, basketball, racquetball, biking, and golf. He had a love for cars, especially Corvettes and Porsches.
Above all Eddie loved his family and enjoyed every moment spent with them.
He will be missed dearly!
Special thanks to all his buddies, our friends and neighbors, for all they did to help his family, during his journey through and recovery from his illness, especially Tye Baker, his sidekick, who was there for him every day.
Eddie's family would like to thank all the staff for their great care at Umass in Worcester, oncology/BMT department, especially Dr. Jan Cerny, for saving his life back in April of 2023. We would also like to thank everyone at Dana Farber/Brigham and Women's hospitals, Oncology/BMT department for all the loving care and attention during his Bone Marrow Transplant and recovery in October of 2023, especially Dr Corey Cutler for his life saving treatment, and his awesome NP Patricia Severns, who was always available for our questions. Last but not least, the whole ER department and ICU at Brigham and Women's, 11C,for their unbelievable and unrelenting care and humanity, especially Mike, making his end of life so peaceful.
Calling hours for Eddie will be held on Thursday, March 20th, from 4:00 to 7:00pm in the Daniel T. Morrill Funeral home, 130 Hamilton St., Southbridge, with a funeral service to follow in the funeral home at 7:00pm. Burial in St. Hedwig's Cemetery, Southbridge, will be private.
In lieu of flowers donation may be made to Dana Farber Cancer Research, P.O. Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284.