This week on the Man About Town Podcast, his father passed away at an early age. Mom decided a better life was to be had in America… Mom and her son were leaving the Azores Islands knowing no English. His recall when I asked what do you remember. coming here at age 8. He said the lights. When we flew into Boston. The lights They were at the airports there were so many of them, (editor note -in the late ’60s) In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean in the Azores there were no utilities.) After being sponsored by some family they had here in America, they landed in Hilmar, then to Stockton. Frank schooled at Pulliam Elementary, his mom Eduina met Amerigo Fagundes, they were married. Frank learned more English. His stepdad Amerigo and his Uncle Gil, bought the land behind what was called the Short Stop market at that time, on Jason street right off of main. 40+ years later, Amerigo’s stepson Frank Teixeira, Frank goes by his biological fathers' last name, he reminds us his, name is not Frank Fagundes but he won’t correct you. He is proud of his stepdad's name and business, and he is also proud of his late fathers' name.
You will now hear the story of Frank and Manteca’s only all-service meat shop, Fagundes Meats and Catering still going after all these years and no sign of stopping.
