Alejandro "Alex"

Coello

Relatives and friends are most kindly invited to attend calling hours for Alejandro "Alex" Coello on Saturday, April 6th from 12:00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M. in the Welsh Funeral Home, 718 Broadway, Chelsea, A prayer and remembrance service will be held in the Funeral Home at 1:00 P.M. Services will conclude in the Funeral Home.

Alex passed away on Thursday, March 28th at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after a brief illness, he was 74 years of age.

Born and raised in San Pedro Sula, Honduras he was one of four children of the late Jose Braulio Coello and Maria Josefa Guillen.

He came to the here as a young man and was a resident of Chelsea for the past 40 plus years.  He was devoted to family and home, raising two sons, and worked as a vehicle transporter for Avis Car Rental at Logan Airport.

He was a soccer aficionado, supporter and devoted fan of C.D. Marathon and was a member of Club Deportivo Marathon.  In his lifetime Alex was an advocate for social justice and labor unionism.

He was the devoted father of Gerry Coello of Chelsea and Gregorio Coello of Brighton and former husband of Marjorie Coello of Medford.  He was the dear brother of Marco Antonio of Honduras and the late Estela Rodriguez and Raul Guillen.