David J. Mendes
David J. Mendes, of Braintree, passed away surrounded by loving family on January 29, 2018. Born and raised in Provincetown, David was a hospice social worker for Old Colony and Beacon Hospices. He was a parishioner at St. John the Baptist Church in Quincy where he served as a lector and Eucharistic minister. Throughout his life, his greatest joy was serving others.
Beloved husband of Mary Ann (Coughlin) Mendes. Loving brother of Marie Gagnon of FL. Also survived by his sisters-in-law and many nieces and nephews.
Visiting hours will be held at the Hurley Funeral Home, 127 So. Franklin St. (Rt. 37), Holbrook on Thursday, February 1st from 4-8pm. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. A funeral mass will be held Friday, February 2nd at 11am at St. John the Baptist Church in Quincy. Interment Blue Hill Cemetery, Braintree. In lieu of flowers, donations in David’s memory can be made to Father Bill & Mainspring, 430 Belmont St., Brockton, MA 02301 or via www.helpfbms.org.
Guestbook
First Name: Tony & Edwina
Last Name: Voislow
City: Braintree
State: MA
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Entry Date: 01/31/2018
Mary Ann, Sorry for your loss, our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Feel bad that we could not attend the wake or funeral seeing as we are in Florida.
Tony & Edwina Voislow
Braintree Hills Unit #1
First Name: Ellen
Last Name: Silva
City: Norwood
State: MA
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Entry Date: 01/31/2018
So sorry to read of David's death in the Globe. We met years ago in the Catholic Alumni Club of Boston and had some fine times together. We discovered we both were born in Provincetown and learned we were distantly related through marriage via the Justin Jason family in Provincetown. We may have been doubly related through Marie Zerbone. My sympathies and prayers go out to his wife and entire family.
First Name: Valerie
Last Name: Sheehy
City: Braintree
State: MA
Country: United States
Entry Date: 01/31/2018
David was a kind and faith-filled man. I will always remember his canceling his trip to Bermuda so he could be the lector for the 150th Anniversary Mass for Saint John's. I can picture him now, where he's been heading for his whole life. We will all miss him terribly.
First Name: Mary
Last Name: Hobart
City: Braintree
State: MA
Country: USA
Entry Date: 01/31/2018
To the Mendes family-So very sorry to hear about David's passing. I had the good fortune of meeting him when I worked at Barnes and Noble some years ago. Wonderful gentleman who always had a smile on his face.
First Name: Cathy
Last Name: Wein
City: Lakeland
State: FL
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Entry Date: 02/01/2018
RIP my sweet Uncle. Prayers to you Maryann
First Name: Kathy
Last Name: Cross
City: Duxbury
State: MA
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Entry Date: 02/01/2018
David was the most kind and gentle person I ever met. As he did with so many, he helped me through a difficult time when my mother got sick. There is a special place in heaven for him.