Peter Trementozzi, Jr.

Trementozzi Jr., Peter A., 75, of Branch Avenue passed away peacefully with his family by his side on February 21, 2009, at our Lady of Fatima Hospital. He was the husband of the late Ann Marie (Coulter) Trementozzi.

Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Peter and Filomena (Caruso) Trementozzi. Mr. Trementozzi served in the U.S. Army for two years. He was a former self-employed barber and a chemical technician at Ciba Geigy Corporation. He also worked in the maintenance department at North Dartmouth Properties for many years. During his lifetime, he was a frequent volunteer for several organizations, including a volunteer fireman and ambulance driver for the Centredale Fire Department in the Town of North Providence, Vice President of the West End Crime Prevention Association, as well as co-organizer and co-founder of the New England Junior Marine Corp. In his younger years, he enjoyed coaching his children's baseball and softball teams. He was an avid fan of the New York Yankees and New England Patriots. He was proud of and loved his country and was extremely patriotic. He loved to call bingo and collect patriotic memorabilia, and he was well-liked by all because of his generosity and wonderful and playful sense of humor. Most of all, he loved spending time with his family and friends.

Mr. Trementozzi is survived by his five children, Phyllis Hamilton and husband Robert of Cranston, Patricia Langford and husband Walter Jr. of Johnston, Barbara DiGiorgio and husband Patrick of Warwick, Brenda Cunningham and husband Patrick of Cranston, Peter A. Trementozzi III and wife Beth of Johnston, his seven grandchildren Matthew and Rachel Hamilton, Andrew and Megan Langford, Emily and Anthony DiGiorgio, and Peter Vincent Trementozzi, as well as his brothers- and sisters-in-law and many nieces and nephews.
His funeral will be held on Thursday at 9:30 a.m. from the Robbins Funeral Home, 2251 Mineral Spring Avenue, North Providence with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. in Mary Mother of Mankind Church, 25 Fourth Street, North Providence. Burial with military honors will be at Highland Memorial Park, Johnston. Calling hours are Wednesday from 5 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the RI Community Food Bank, 200 Niantic Avenue, Providence, RI 02907 or at www.rifoodbank.org.