Category: We Remember You

In the 1970s, she worked with physically disabled people, bringing them to parks, the YMCA and other recreational spots.

He was the truck-driving father figure who helped people move from house to house. He was the handyman with a magic touch for electrical work.

Robert John Rose, a New Bedford native who fought with valor in the Korean War, died of COVID-19 on July 17, 2020.

In the last few years of his life, he was in and out of nursing homes, and was admitted to the geriatric psychiatric unit at St. Anne’s Hospital.

She was admitted to St. Luke’s Hospital, where she tested positive for the novel coronavirus. She died June 11, 2020, from COVID-19 complications.

Paul Babineau was hoping to meet his newborn granddaughter, but he never got that chance. He died of COVID-19 on Oct. 30, 2020, just days after being admitted to St. Luke’s Hospital.

‘They did everything together. … In their earlier years, they enjoyed going out on the weekends, listening to music and dancing at Cafe Portugal.’

He was a gifted guitarist who could adapt to any style from classic rock to Dixieland jazz, flawlessly meshing with bandmates on any song in any key.

She contracted COVID-19 last year and died from the disease on June 12, 2020, at Care One of New Bedford.