Richard Wayne Medeiros

Richard Wayne Medeiros, 65, passed away Sept. 27, 2006 in Panama City, FL. He was born Dec. 15, 1940 in New Bedford, MA to Richard and Clotilde Gorman Medeiros.

Medeiros had been a resident of Ebro for the past 20 years. He was Catholic by faith. He worked as a kitchen manager for Finns Sandbar Bar and Grill. He was an accomplished cook and manager.

Medeiros was predeceased by his father, Richard Medeiros.

Medeiros is survived by his mother, Clotilde Filgate, and step-dad, Norm, of Barefoot Bay, FL; his wife, Debra Medeiros, of Ebro, FL; two sons, Richard Medeiros and wife, Paula, of Ebro, FL, and Jake Medeiros, of Massachusetts; one daughter, Susan Nolin and husband, Charles, of Panama City Beach, FL; brother, Michael Medeiros and wife, Paula, of Colorado; sister, Trudie Santos and husband, David of Dartmouth, MA; five grandchildren, Elizabeth Kennedy, Thomas Kennedy, Robin Medeiros, Kameron Medeiros, and Jesse Thornton, and one great-grandchild, Skye Hendrix. Also survived by three step-sons, Clyde, Dustin, and Michael Merring, of Ebro, FL.

Memorial services were conducted at 1 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 1, 2006 at Ebro Baptist Church, 5360 Casey Road Ebro, with Rev. Biagio Longo officiating.

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the Peoples First Bank Richard Medeiros trust fund.

Memorialization was by cremation.


[Source: The DeFuniak Springs Herald, October 5, 2006]

[Burial: Cremation]