Gregory de Sousa

Gregory de Sousa

May 26, 1933 – January 2, 2023

Gregory de Sousa, age 89, of Scarsdale, NY, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 2.

Gregory was born on May 26, 1933 in Dar Es Salam, Tanzania to Daniel and Maria Louisa de Sousa. With British schools closed in East Africa during WWII, his mother took the children to Pakistan where he completed his secondary education at age 15. He worked for the British Government from 1949 through 1963, stationed throughout Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. In 1962 he married Elizabeth Beatrice Sylvia Picardo and they moved to London, where he read law and became a barrister. In 1968, he was recruited for his specialization in international and air and space law and was sponsored by Kreindler & Kreindler, LLP to immigrate to the United States. He was passionate about the law, but also devoted significant time and decades of service to multiple organizations including the United Nations on non-governmental committees for International Development and as a volunteer fireman with Scarsdale FD Company 3. His devotion to his faith was paramount throughout his life, as a lector, catechist, choir member, eucharistic minister and leader of the Legion of Mary.

Gregory is the beloved husband of Sylvia de Sousa (Hartsdale, NY), devoted father of Marie-Louise Scanlan (Bedford, NY), Juliette-Marie de Sousa (Washington, DC) and Gregory Christopher de Sousa (Poughquag, NY). He is the doting grandfather of Paige Elizabeth Scanlan, Caroline Johanna Scanlan, Emma Juliet Scanlan, Ronan Gregory de Sousa, and Adeline Elizabeth de Sousa.

Friends and family may visit on Thursday, January 5, 2023 from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Edwin L. Bennett Funeral Homes, 824 Scarsdale Ave, Scarsdale, New York 10583. On Friday, January 6, 2023, a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Pius X Church, Secor Rd, Scarsdale, New York 10AM.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to:

www.TunneltoTowers.org or www.CovenantHouse.org

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.ELBennettFuneralHomes.com for the de Sousa family.