Salvatore Tresca, Sr., 74, of Johnston, passed away Thursday, December 13, 2007, at home. He was the beloved husband of Ann R. (Antonitti) Tresca. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Angelo and Anna (Zitano) Tresca.
He had served as a Patrolman with the Providence Police Department and later became a driver for Federal Dairy, Mount Pleasant Dairy and Courier Dispatch. He was a Korean Air Force Veteran, an avid Boston Red Sox and Patriots fan and a car enthusiast. He was also a coach for the Mount Pleasant Little League.
Salvatore was a loving and dedicated husband and father and a devoted grandfather. Besides his wife of 52 years, he leaves two sons, Salvatore Tresca, Jr. and his wife Diane and Matthew Tresca and his wife Kelly; three daughters, Karen Raposa and her husband Michael, Doreen Hudson and her husband Steven and Lynne Conca and her companion, Gary Lariviere; a brother, Jerome Tresca; a sister Julia Scivola and 11 grandchildren.
His funeral will be held Tuesday at 9am, from the MACERONI Funeral Home, 1381 Smith St., North Providence, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10am in Our Lady of Grace Church, George Waterman Rd., Johnston. VISITATION Monday 5-8pm. Burial with Military Honors will be in Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery, Exeter. In lieu of flowers, donations in his name may be made to The Groden Center, 86 Mt. Hope Ave., Providence, RI 02906.