Araujo, Abel Bacelar, July 3rd, at age 87 of Cambridge and a longtime resident of New York City, NY. Loving son of the late Jose M. and Custodia P. (Bacelar) De Araujo. Beloved brother of the late Maria Cerqueira, Antonio Araujo and Angelina Costa. Cherished uncle of Ana Carneiro, Maria Rosa Da Silva, Maria Fernandes, Manuel Costa, Ana Antunes, Joaquim "Jack" Costa and the late Olinda Costa-Carones. Also survived by great nieces and nephews, other loving relatives and friends. Funeral from The Rogers Funeral Home, 380 Cambridge St., Cambridge, Friday at 8 am, followed by a funeral mass in St. Anthony's Church in Cambridge at 9 am. Visiting Hours will be on Thursday from 4 to 8 pm.
Abel was a decorated veteran of WWII, where he proudly served as a Merchant Marine in The United States Coast Guard.
Interment at the V.A. National Cemetery in Bourne.
In lieu of flowers donations in Abel's memory may be made to the Walter Reed Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20307