On April 30, 2017 David Almeida Craveiro, 72, of Bristol, joined his Lord and Savior in Heaven.

Born in Agua de Pau, St. Michael, Portugal, to John and Virginia (Almeida) Craveiro, David came to Bristol at the age of three. He attended Bristol schools and graduated from Colt Memorial High School in 1962. He then graduated from Roger Williams Junior College and UMass Dartmouth as a civil engineer, P.E. Drafted just out of college, he served with the Army in Vietnam as a member of the 82nd Airborne from 1968 to 1970. He met his wife and love, Mary Tollefsrud, in Colorado Springs and they married in January of 1971.

David worked for the Federal Highway Administration, the US Coast Guard, NUWC, and RIDOT. In his free time, he volunteered for many years on the Bristol Zoning Board of Review, the Rhode Island Bone Marrow Program and at Coggeshall Farm. He was a member of the Wednesday night Golf League at the Rehoboth Country Club and the Friday night Hidden Hollow Golf League. David's favorite pastime was looking for golf balls which he donated by the thousands to the Button Hole Country Club for inner-city kids.

Surviving David is his wife of 46 years, Mary (Tollefsrud) Craveiro of Bristol; his daughters, Christina (Craveiro) White of Cherryfield, Maine, and Sarah Craveiro of Los Angeles, Calif.; his son, David Adam Craveiro and partner Danielle Riley of Bristol; as well as his only grandchild, Mathilda Mae Marion Riley-Craveiro. His surviving siblings are Virginia (Craveiro) Davis and her husband James Davis of Bristol, and John Craveiro and his wife Colleen Craveiro of Bristol.

Over the years, David developed long-lasting friendships with family and friends, near and far. For those who knew him, his laugh will always be remembered.

David’s family would like to thank the staff at St. Elizabeth Manor and Rhode Island Hospital for his excellent care.
His funeral services will be held Saturday, May 6, 7:30 a.m., from the George Lima Funeral Home, 367 High St., with a Mass of Christian Burial, 8:30 a.m. at St. Elizabeth’s Church, 577 Wood St. Burial will follow in the RI Veterans Cemetery, Exeter.

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