George Pacheco was born in Sao Miguel, Azores in 1949.
In the Azores he completed primary education, and, after an interregnum of five years, he returned to school, graduating as a Civil Construction Designer from Centro de Ensino Técnico in Mem Martins, Portugal. George served the Portuguese Army in Angola and was discharged in 1973, when he immigrated to Fall River, Massachusetts.
Here in the United States, George combined hard work in the mills with university studies, and 6 years after arriving in the U.S., he finalized a degree in Electro/Mechanical engineer from Bristol Community College and from the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth. In 1986 he joined Lightolier in Fall River (later PHILIPS of North America) as an Electro/Mechanical engineer, and retired in 2014.
As an artist, George has a collection of over 300 manual and digital paintings, sketches and drawings. Most of his work is inspired by Fall River and the Azores, a combination of the two worlds that have shaped him. He has also designed and illustrated several book covers and theatre posters. George's work has been exhibited publicly in Massachusetts and the Azores.
In the field of literature, George has published 2 novels in Portuguese. "Conflicts of the last Generation," depicts societal differences before and after the April 25 revolution in Portugal. The second, “ White Boots, the story of an immigrant", portrays the life of an Azorean immigrant family, where greed and ignorance drive them into self destruction and a longing for their homeland.
George has also written and directed 11 original plays (mostly comedy) witch have attracted thousands of people to their productions throughout Southeastern Massachusetts. He is theatre director and member of several Portuguese cultural societies.
George currently resides in Fall River with his wife Natalie. In addition to a love of the arts, George is an avid gardener and enjoys spending time with his two grandchildren.