José Maria Pacheco Tavares Silva
elevated Wciw8 April 27, 1936 – July 2, 2023
elevated Wciw8 Visitation
Tuesday July 11, 2023 from 11am to 1:15pm
elevated Wciw8 Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home
211 Langstaff Road East, Thornhill, ON, L3T 3Z6
elevated Wciw8 Funeral Service – Chapel of St. Joseph (within the Funeral Home)
Tuesday July 11, 2023 at 1:30pm
elevated Wciw8 Reception (within the Funeral Home)
Immediately following the Service in Hall #2
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elevated Wciw8 Generous, vivacious and outgoing, José Maria Pacheco Tavares Silva was born in Água de Pau, São Miguel, Açores on April 27th, 1936. With a tailor as his father and his mother a homemaker, his life started simply as the youngest of three brothers. He quickly learned difficult life lessons and started full-time work at the age of eleven when his father died. He started his education when he was a teenager, studying at night while working in the day. Although he had this later start, it never put him off and once he had finished learning, he worked his way to becoming a bank manager and accountant. He loved recounting tales of the numerous exploits in his youth whether it was diving for octopus, going on errands through the dark forests at night or his trials in the army. He lived life to the full and took pride in being athletic. He would cliff dive, play table tennis, do gymnastics, snorkel, row, parasail, play football and swim in the tumultuous surf. After a successful career in the bank, he wanted to challenge himself and look for new opportunities. He moved to Canada in the mid-1960s and started his career from scratch. He knew hard work was inevitable. He could not speak English when he first arrived, but that did not stand in his way. As fate would have it, he got a job at a hospital in Toronto as an orderly where he met his future wife Rani who worked there as a registered nurse. In 1975, they married. They were blessed with two children, Renita and David. He got a job in a pharmacy where he learned skills that guided him on his goal towards entrepreneurship. He opened his first business in Little Portugal, Toronto, a variety store. However, he never let go of his passion towards accounting and started providing bookkeeping and accounting services in the office at the back of the store. Although he has great salesmanship, he devoted more of his time to accounting. His clients boomed and along with that so did his success. He loved spending time with his clients and coworkers and many of them were with him for decades. He had built a strong and fulfilling life for himself and his family. He is survived by his wife, two children and five grandchildren. He passed away on July 2nd, 2023 at the age of 87. May his soul find eternal peace with the mercy of God’s love and grace.
elevated Wciw8 In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or to the Canadian Cancer Society in Jose’s honour.
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To meet, to know, and then to part is the saddest thing for the human heart.
Please accept our heartfelt condolences on this very sad occasion. May Our Lord give you all the strength and courage to bear this loss. May his soul Rest In Peace.
Thank you so much. We appreciate your sympathy.
My deepest, heartfelt condolences to Mrs. Rani Silva, Renita & David. May God comfort you all during this most difficult time. Just know that he is no longer in pain, but in blissful peace. God bless 🙏❤️😞
Thank you so much for your thoughtful message.
Our heartfelt condolences to Rani,Renata,David and Silva family. May almighty give you strength to bear your loss and rest the departed soul at peace. Take care.🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Thank you Prabha and Naresh
My deepest condolences to you and your blessed family. My mother Deolinda was very fond of Jose’, he was a blessing in her life
Sending our love and prayers
My sincere condolences to the Silva family. Having the pleasure of meeting José from my friendship with his daughter in law, Dasey, was an honour. Jose was always very welcoming and wanted to make sure that all guest were comfortable and enjoying themselves. He was very gracious and I could tell he adored his family and especially his grandchildren.
I hope that the family always hold onto wonderful and warm memories that you shared together. And that they bring you all peace and comfort.
Thank you for thinking of our family.
Thank you for thinking of us during this difficult time.
Foi com muita mágoa que recebi, no dia 3 de julho, nos Açores, a notícia do falecimento, em Toronto, do meu querido Padrinho, Sr. José Maria Pacheco Tavares Silva, natural da freguesia de Água de Pau, São Miguel – Açores e residente, há muitos anos, no Canadá. Um exemplo de verticalidade, de trabalho e sucesso, de amizade, generosidade e de grande adoração pela sua terra natal. Vou sentir muitas saudades das suas visitas aos Açores (que fazia com muita frequência), da sua alegria, da sua boa disposição, da sua clareza de ideias e do amor fraterno que demonstrava por todos os seus familiares e amigos açorianos.
A minha admiração por ele nunca morrerá, pois foi sempre um padrinho muito presente desde a minha infância. Que Deus lhe conceda o eterno descanso e o receba, de braços abertos, no seu Santo Reino. Paz à sua alma.
As minhas sentidas condolências a toda a sua estimada família, à sua esposa e madrinha: Rani; aos seus filhos: Renita e David e aos seus restantes netos. Muita resignação para ultrapassarem este momento de grande dor.
Thank you for such a heartfelt and thoughtful message.
Dear, Mrs. Silva, Renita and Stuart, David and Dasey and your entire family, our condolences on the loss of Mr. Silva. May our Lord, give all of you strength during this difficult time and grant Mr. Silva soul rest and peace. Words are hard to find, but we will honour those who have gone to heaven by remembering them with love and hope when we can eventually join them and have another great gathering in Heaven.
God bless and give you all strength and faith.
Thank you for such a hopeful message.
Our sincere condolences to Silva family. May Mr. Jose Silva rest in peace and enjoy everlasting happiness with God.His generosity and friendliness will be always in our memory.Our prayers are always with you,
Thank you so much. We appreciate your family’s support so much
Sending you all love and prayers to give you strength to get through this very difficult time.
Thinking of you all
Betty Hobbins
Rosemarie Kenney Kody Kelsey and Kara Coombs
Thank you. We appreciate your prayers.
Our sincere condolences to your family on the loss of your father. May he Rest In Peace 🙏
Thank you so much.
Sending our heartfelt condolences to the family of Mr.Silva. We used to live with the Herrera Family on Harvest Moon Drive. Mr. and Mrs. Silva were very kind to us. May God give you all comfort and strength.
Thank you for your kind words. We have fond memories of you too.
We are saddened by the passing of Mr. Silva. I will always remember his warmth and his generous hospitality — not just at the festive gatherings the family hosted, but throughout his life.
Our deepest condolences are with you Mrs. Silva, David, Dasey, Renita, Stuart and family.
Thank you Bella and Michael. We appreciate your thoughtfulness words.
Our deepest condolences to all of you. May he rest in peace. On behalf of my brother and I, I am sorry we have not kept as much in touch as we should have over the years, but all of you, especially you David, are in our hearts, our thoughts, and our prayers during this difficult time and for always. May God rest his soul.
Thank you for your kind message.