(05/19/13) Cleo Carrier, 86, of Field Avenue, West Warwick, died Friday, May 17, 2013, at West View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Legris Avenue. He was the husband of Jeanne R. (Chartier) Carrier. The couple would have celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary on July 4.
A lifelong resident of West Warwick, Mr. Carrier was born December 28, 1926 in Warwick. He was the son of the late Ovide and Valeda (Heroux) Carrier.
When Mr. Carrier was a young man, his family home and many family possessions were lost to the spreading flames of the historic Natick Mill Fire.
Mr. Carrier was a veteran of the United States Army, serving in Graves Registration in the Philippines at the end of World War II.
Initially a volunteer firefighter, he was a professional member of the West Warwick Fire Department for 28 years, retiring in 1987. He spent his career serving at Station 4 Crompton. He was also employed as a groundskeeper at St. Mary\'s Cemetery, West Warwick, and as a maintenance person for Lum Realty for many years.
He volunteered as a bus driver for students of Our Lady of Providence Seminary, Warwick. He played dart baseball for Club Frontenac. With his best friend, Maurice \"Bucky\" Boisclair, he was an avid follower of the West Warwick High School and LaSalle Academy football teams. The two, along with a group of friends from the fire department, often traveled to Fenway Park for Red Sox games. Mr. Carrier was a former member of the Troop Committee for Boy Scout Troop 13 Centreville. He was active in his parish of Christ the King, West Warwick. He enjoyed baking, working in his yard and garden, and walking around town or around the mall.
Besides his wife, he is survived by his children, Michelle A. Carrier-Migliozzi, whose husband is Tony, of Coventry, Monique M. Rice, whose husband is Paul, of Warwick, Joseph A. Carrier, whose wife is Lisa M. (Pare), of Alexandria, Kentucky, and Aimee M. Carrier of Warwick; and his grandchildren, Johnathon and Jessi Migliozzi, Patrick Rice and Damon and Logan Carrier. He was predeceased by his two sisters, Valeda and Helen Carrier, both of whom died in childhood
His funeral will be held Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 9 a.m. from the Henault-Gallogly Funeral Home, 5 Eddy Street, West Warwick, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 in Christ the King Church, 120 Legris Avenue (Route 117). Burial with military honors will follow in St. Mary\'s Cemetery, Church Street. Calling hours are Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory to Gentiva Hospice Services of Rhode Island, 2374 Post Road, Suite 206, Warwick, RI 02886, would be appreciated. For information, visit www.henault-gallogly.com.
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