Gilberto "Tito" Rivera Jr.

Gilberto “Tito” Rivera, Jr., 33, died Monday November 6, 2017. He was born in Hartford a son of the late Gilberto Rivera and Maria Alvarez of East Hartford. He was a communicant of Saint Rose Church in East Hartford and an ardent Dallas Cowboys fan. He was a chef at several local restaurants. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his sister Jasmine of East Hartford, his brother Jose of Hartford, his son Marquise of Manchester and his daughter Alanna of Springfield, MA, and his lifelong girlfriend Marycelle Baez of Manchester and his Blue Nose Pitbull “Sexy”. In addition to his father he is predeceased by his sister Gladys Berrios, his maternal grandmother Francisca Rivera and his paternal grandmother Sixta Hernandez. Funeral services will be Wednesday November 15, 2017 at 9AM from the Newkirk & Whitney Funeral Home, 318 Burnside Avenue, East Hartford, followed by a Liturgy of Christian Burial 10AM in St. Rose Church, 33 Church St., East Hartford. Burial will follow in Mount Saint Benedict’s Cemetery, 1 Cottage Grove Rd., Bloomfield, CT 06002. Visiting hours at the funeral home are Tuesday November 14, 2017 from 4-7PM. For more information or to leave an online condolence, please visit www.newkirkandwhitney.com