Anibal Francisco de Brito, 90, saw the world as a merchant marine but was the heart of a North Philadelphia block

Mr. de Brito was a merchant marine from Cape Verde who moved to Philadelphia in 1968. He found work driving a truck delivering heavy kegs of beer for Schmidt Brewery Distribution Co.

1. Anibal Francisco de Brito, 90, saw the world as a merchant marine but was the heart of a North Philadelphia block