Facilities worker Ricardo Rivera passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 24. He was 57.

Community members were notified in an email sent out by the Office of Communications on March 12, which did not state the cause of death. According to the email, Rivera was a Brandeis facilities employee for 34 years prior to his passing.

According to his obituary from Brasco & Sons Memorial Chapels of Waltham, Rivera was born in Puerto Rico and joined the Univeristy’s facilities staff shortly after moving to Waltham.

“As a younger man Ricardo loved to box and was still an avid fan of boxing. In his spare time he enjoyed following the Boston Red Sox and most of all spending time with his family. He will be remembered as a happy loving man who was fun to be around,” the obituary read.

Also according to the email sent to the University community, Rivera “relished spending time with his family and was an avid Boston Red Sox fan.” He is survived by his family, including eight grandchildren and many nieces and nephews, as well as his wife Olga; his children Reinalily Rivera, Elizabeth Rivera, Jennifer Rivera, Nelson Rivera and his fiancée Ana Celi Perez, Jason Rivera and his wife Monica and Richard Rivera; and his sisters, Minerva, Magdalis and Wanda.

—Rachel Sharer