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Marcos Tavares Obituary

Marcos Antonio Tavares May 7, 1918 - Oct. 19, 2011 Resident of Alameda Marcos passed away peacefully on October 19, 2011 at the age of 93. He was the devoted husband of the late Alda Tavares; beloved father of Marcos Jr. (deceased), Cathie (John) Crowell, Joan (Larry) Gerigk and Valerie (Richard) Mendoza; loving grandfather to Caroline and Andrew Crowell, Michelle, Joseph, Anthony and Christopher Gerigk, Matthew and Daniel Mendoza. Marcos was born in Hong Kong and moved to San Francisco in 1964 and then to Alameda in 1985. He will be in our hearts forever. A memorial service is scheduled for Monday October 24, 2011 at 7:00pm at Holy Angels Funeral Center, 1051 Harder Road, Hayward.

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Published by San Francisco Chronicle from Oct. 20 to Oct. 23, 2011.

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