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- Obituary:
Raymond H. Remington
MHRH attendant
Raymond H. Remington, 68, of East Greenwich, formerly of Warwick, died peacefully October 31, 2009 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, North Providence. Born in Warwick, he was a son of the late Irving H. Remington and Edna M. (Cahoon) Remington. He lived in Warwick for most of his life. Mr. Remington was an attendant at MHRH for the State of Rhode Island until his retirement. He was a U.S. Army veteran who served during the Vietnam War. He was the former vice president, executive board member and chief steward of Local 1350 AFSCME of RI, the former president and vice president of Ocean State Employees Association of the Benjamin Rush Unit-IMH, and, upon the merger with Local 251 Teamsters Association, he became the chief steward. He leaves a son, Michael D. Remington, and a daughter, Kimberly Ann Remington, both of Johnston. He leaves five sisters, Evelyn Di Carlo of Coventry, Alice Cubellis of Warwick, Elizabeth Remington of Johnston, Edna Cipriano of Warwick and Gertrude Trigo of Warwick. He was the brother of the late Barbara Remington-Hunt and Dorothy Fountain. Mr. Remington also leaves five grandchildren, Kevin A. Rea, Breanna-Ashley M. Rea, Joshua D. Remington, Noella B. Carmone and Alicia Auger. His funeral service will be held Nov. 6 at 11 a.m. in Urquhart-Murphy Funeral Home, 800 Greenwich Ave., Warwick. Interment with military honors will follow in Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Exeter. Relatives and friends are invited and may call Nov. 5 from 4-7 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, gifts in his memory may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in his grandson Kevin A. Rea’s name. For information and guestbook visit www.murphyfuneralhomes.org.
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