Rafael O. Laredo of Daphne, AL, passed away on October 22, 2020. The cause was a lung disorder. Mr. Laredo, born in Mexico City, Mexico on October 6, 1950, was 70. His father, Rafael C. Laredo, was Cuban, and his mother, Ann (Duncan) Laredo, was American. Known as Rafa, Mr. Laredo grew up in Mexico, Cuba, and Chile, moving to Westport, Connecticut in 1964. He graduated in 1968 from Staples High School , and earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the University of Hartford, CT. Over the years he worked for AVCO Lycoming in Stratford, CT and Teledyne in Houston, Texas. Later he owned Alloytek Metallurgical Services in Daphne, AL, and was employed by Jet Parts Engineering. Rafa and his wife Vicky (Pasternak) settled in Daphne, AL in the early 1980s. Vicky predeceased Rafa in 2019. Rafa loved sailing on Mobile Bay with his friend Dennis Hawkins. He belonged to Fairhope Yacht Club. Leaving behind are his brother Andrew F. Laredo of Westport, CT, his sister Susan L. Thompson of Higganum, CT, nieces Karolina Laredo, Christina Muro, and Marisa Beauchemin; and nephew Willie Thompson. His father and mother predeceased him. There will be a memorial gathering to celebrate Rafa’s life after the COVID-19 pandemic is over.
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