s/o Abel and Julia (Freitas) Alves; h/o Ida Alves
He was raised in Lowell and resided in Billerica, Mass., for 18 years and in Rye for 34 years.
He was a graduate of Lowell High School where he participated in the high school band as a soloist and first trumpeter, and was a graduate of Lowell Commercial College.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Mr. Alves was a civil service employee retiring in 1974 after serving for 30 years as a military comptroller. During the last five years of his employment he was the hospital administrator at Fort Devens, Mass.
As a child, he accompanied his father singing and playing the mandolin on a local radio show called the Portuguese Hour. Over the years, his musical talents brought much joy to many people. In the 1940s and '50s, he was conductor and director of the Portuguese Colonial Band, and later was the band leader of the Bel Alves Dance Band through the 1960s, playing in the greater Lowell-Lawrence area.
He was a communicant of St. Theresa Church, Rye Beach, and was a member of the church choir. He was a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Chelmsford, Mass., for 38 years. After his retirement, he volunteered his time at Northeast Credit Union mentoring younger colleagues.
He was raised in Lowell and resided in Billerica, Mass., for 18 years and in Rye for 34 years.
He was a graduate of Lowell High School where he participated in the high school band as a soloist and first trumpeter, and was a graduate of Lowell Commercial College.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Mr. Alves was a civil service employee retiring in 1974 after serving for 30 years as a military comptroller. During the last five years of his employment he was the hospital administrator at Fort Devens, Mass.
As a child, he accompanied his father singing and playing the mandolin on a local radio show called the Portuguese Hour. Over the years, his musical talents brought much joy to many people. In the 1940s and '50s, he was conductor and director of the Portuguese Colonial Band, and later was the band leader of the Bel Alves Dance Band through the 1960s, playing in the greater Lowell-Lawrence area.
He was a communicant of St. Theresa Church, Rye Beach, and was a member of the church choir. He was a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Chelmsford, Mass., for 38 years. After his retirement, he volunteered his time at Northeast Credit Union mentoring younger colleagues.
s/o Abel and Julia (Freitas) Alves; h/o Ida Alves
He was raised in Lowell and resided in Billerica, Mass., for 18 years and in Rye for 34 years.
He was a graduate of Lowell High School where he participated in the high school band as a soloist and first trumpeter, and was a graduate of Lowell Commercial College.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Mr. Alves was a civil service employee retiring in 1974 after serving for 30 years as a military comptroller. During the last five years of his employment he was the hospital administrator at Fort Devens, Mass.
As a child, he accompanied his father singing and playing the mandolin on a local radio show called the Portuguese Hour. Over the years, his musical talents brought much joy to many people. In the 1940s and '50s, he was conductor and director of the Portuguese Colonial Band, and later was the band leader of the Bel Alves Dance Band through the 1960s, playing in the greater Lowell-Lawrence area.
He was a communicant of St. Theresa Church, Rye Beach, and was a member of the church choir. He was a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Chelmsford, Mass., for 38 years. After his retirement, he volunteered his time at Northeast Credit Union mentoring younger colleagues.
He was raised in Lowell and resided in Billerica, Mass., for 18 years and in Rye for 34 years.
He was a graduate of Lowell High School where he participated in the high school band as a soloist and first trumpeter, and was a graduate of Lowell Commercial College.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Mr. Alves was a civil service employee retiring in 1974 after serving for 30 years as a military comptroller. During the last five years of his employment he was the hospital administrator at Fort Devens, Mass.
As a child, he accompanied his father singing and playing the mandolin on a local radio show called the Portuguese Hour. Over the years, his musical talents brought much joy to many people. In the 1940s and '50s, he was conductor and director of the Portuguese Colonial Band, and later was the band leader of the Bel Alves Dance Band through the 1960s, playing in the greater Lowell-Lawrence area.
He was a communicant of St. Theresa Church, Rye Beach, and was a member of the church choir. He was a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Chelmsford, Mass., for 38 years. After his retirement, he volunteered his time at Northeast Credit Union mentoring younger colleagues.
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