Rafael Virgilio Arias, age 77, a 21-year resident of Pembroke Pines, Florida, passed away on June 9, 2025 surrounded by his loved ones. Born on November 20, 1947 to Ricardo Aguasvivas and Gilma Arias in Baní, Dominican Republic. At 14 years of age, he relocated to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic where he owned and operated a convenience store.  

In 1968, together with his brother Emiliano Arias, he immigrated to the United States where he established himself in Lawrence, MA.  He worked at a local factory and later the public school system until 2003, when he retired and moved to Pembroke Pines, FL with his wife of 54 years.

Rafael is survived by his wife, Elsa, and four children, Edwin of Greensboro, NC, Joshua of Lawrence, MA, and Vanessa and Priscilla of Pembroke Pines, two granddaughters, Sofia and Aliyah, by his seven siblings and many nieces and nephews.

If you are unable to attend in person, you are invited to attend virtually on Saturday, June 14th, beginning at 12 PM using the following link on the Boyd Panciera Family Funeral Care Facebook page: BOYD-PANCIERA FAMILY FUNERAL CARE LIVESTREAM.

Arrangements entrusted to Boyd Panciera Family Funeral Care.