TAVARES, Alvaro of Arlington. Passed away peacefully on December 21, 2018. Beloved husband of Maria (Oliveira). Loving father of Grace Benoit and her husband Dennis of Arlington, Sara Ferreira and her husband Tony and Laurie Kessinger and her husband Dan all of Reading. Devoted grandfather of Hannah, Rachel, Emily, Alex, Olivia, Claudia, and Thomas. Brother of Fernando, Gabriel, and Filomena Tavares. Relatives and friends are invited to visiting hours at the Keefe Funeral Home, 5 Chestnut St., (Rt.60, adjacent to St. Agnes Church) ARLINGTON on Thursday from 8:30 -10:30 am. Followed by a funeral mass in Saint Agnes’ Church at 11 am. Burial is private. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Alvaro’s name to the Health Well Foundation,www.healthwellfoundation.org.