Obituary: Americo Modesto Rebelo, 59, of Stratford

STRATFORD, CT - (From Dennis & D'Arcy Funeral Home) Americo Modesto Rebelo, age 59 of Stratford passed away at home on Monday December 13, 2021.

Born in the Cape Verde Island, he was the son of Joana Modesto Rebelo and the late Americo Lima Robelo.

Survivors in addition to his mother included his devoted brother John (Wanda) Rebelo of Norwalk and loving sister, Ariana (Ilidio) Vilaverde of Florida, as well as two nieces, Elizabeth Rebelo and Tatiana Vilaverde.

Americo worked in Technical Services at Gesswein of Bridgeport since 1985.

A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Saturday December 18, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. in Our Lady of Fatima Church, 429 Huntington Rd. Bridgeport with Rev. Rogiero Perri, Pastor as celebrant.

The following is a tribute from Dwight Gesswein, President and CEO of Gesswein

The news of Americo’s passing breaks my heart.

His family will certainly feel the most pain and my deepest sympathies go out to them but we at Gesswein feel he is part of our family as well.

He joined us in Sept 1985 in our newly established technical dept and learned every aspect of jewelry making equipment and soon after was helping customers by repairing their old machines and upselling new ones when they couldn’t be repaired.

He went to Italy to learn the Galloni line of casting machines.

Many other visits abroad to manufacturers to learn and train on their line of products and soon was our “expert” who each of us turned to when we could no longer help the customer. He attended trade shows worldwide as well as sales calls to customers helping them improve their manufacturing processes.

Americo was unique. Not only passionate about helping customers and our salesforce but a genuine down to earth gentleman who gave so much to each of us and our company as well.

God bless him and his family.