Joseph R. Tavares
May 24, 1939 ~ December 3, 2019
Joseph R. Tavares passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 in Sarasota, FL. Joseph was born in Bristol, Rhode Island on May 24, 1939.
After graduation from Bristol Senior High School in 1958, Joseph Tavares enlisted in the United States Army, where he served in the military police at Fort Myer in Virginia. Upon his honorable discharge in 1962, he decided to continue his career in law enforcement.
A policeman for the Town of Vienna for 25 years, Joseph was a man of service. He was "Officer Friendly", the department's community liaison, for many of those years, speaking in front of elementary school students and civic groups. In addition, during his career in the 70s and 80s he served on various law enforcement committees throughout Fairfax County, was on the board of directors of the Vienna Youth Inc. sports program, was president of Cunningham Park PTA, and was a member of the Vienna Jaycees. He and his wife Sissy (who passed away in 1994) raised two children together.
After his retirement from the Vienna Police Department in 1988, Joseph spent 13 years employed by the United States Marshals Service as a Court Security Officer in the Alexandria Federal Courthouse.
He married Jenny Brown and retired to the coast of Florida in 2011. He is survived by his loving wife, five children, eight grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
Relatives and friends are invited to Joseph’s Life Celebration at Money and King Funeral Home, 171 W. Maple Ave., Vienna, VA on Friday, December 13 from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at Money and King on Saturday, December 14 at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Fairfax Memorial Park. Online condolences and fond memories may be offered to the family at www.moneyandking.com
After graduation from Bristol Senior High School in 1958, Joseph Tavares enlisted in the United States Army, where he served in the military police at Fort Myer in Virginia. Upon his honorable discharge in 1962, he decided to continue his career in law enforcement.
A policeman for the Town of Vienna for 25 years, Joseph was a man of service. He was "Officer Friendly", the department's community liaison, for many of those years, speaking in front of elementary school students and civic groups. In addition, during his career in the 70s and 80s he served on various law enforcement committees throughout Fairfax County, was on the board of directors of the Vienna Youth Inc. sports program, was president of Cunningham Park PTA, and was a member of the Vienna Jaycees. He and his wife Sissy (who passed away in 1994) raised two children together.
After his retirement from the Vienna Police Department in 1988, Joseph spent 13 years employed by the United States Marshals Service as a Court Security Officer in the Alexandria Federal Courthouse.
He married Jenny Brown and retired to the coast of Florida in 2011. He is survived by his loving wife, five children, eight grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
Relatives and friends are invited to Joseph’s Life Celebration at Money and King Funeral Home, 171 W. Maple Ave., Vienna, VA on Friday, December 13 from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at Money and King on Saturday, December 14 at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Fairfax Memorial Park. Online condolences and fond memories may be offered to the family at www.moneyandking.com
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Always loved visiting with Uncle Joe and Aunt Jenny on our Florida trips. There will definitely be a void and a piece of our hearts missing for Uncle Joe! We will miss you Uncle Joe, Rest In Peace. Keep my dad busy up there in heaven! I’m glad you are together again with your friend and all of your deceased family members you have been missing. God bless the Tavares family and extended family as well as all who have loved him. Our sincerest condolences to you all. We will keep you in our thoughts and prayers. Love, Deb, Greg, Ethan and Holden
I had the pleasure of working with Joe. What a kind and funny gentleman. Jenny brought the light to his eyes. Caroline Catalano Grigsby, retired USMS EVA