Donald R. Lawrence

Pawtucket – Donald R. Lawrence, 79, passed away at home on Friday, April 13, 2018. He was the beloved husband of Patricia A. (Perry) Lawrence for fifty-seven years. A lifelong resident of Pawtucket, he was a son of the late Joseph and Blanche (LaPalme) Lawrence. Donald was a machinist at Pilgrim Screw, Providence, for twenty years until retiring in 2001. Besides his wife, he leaves two daughters, Kathryn (Goushakjian) Lawrence of Pawtucket and Brenda L. Crompton and her husband, John, of Greenville; daughter-in-law, Karen A. Lawrence of Pawtucket; two sisters, Denise Bobola and Beatrice Minasian both of Pawtucket; four grandchildren, Christopher, John Jr., Jessica and Samantha and two great-grandchildren, Aubrey and Brandon. He was the father of the late Kenneth J. Lawrence, and the brother of the late Theresa Peters and Joseph Lawrence. Services will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at WILLIAM W. TRIPP Funeral Home, 1008 Newport Ave., Pawtucket. Interment will follow at Notre Dame Cemetery. VISITATION will be...