Jeremiah "Jerry" E. Downes

Seekonk – Jeremiah “Jerry” E. Downes, 95, most recently of Attleboro, MA, passed away on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at Linn Health Care Center, East Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Dorothy L.C. (Walters) Downes for sixty-six years. Born in Pawtucket on June 16, 1925, he was the son of the late Jeremiah and Eleanor (Gill) Downes. A 1943 graduate of the former Pawtucket East High School, Jerry proudly served in the U.S. Navy until 1946, followed by service in the Naval Reserve. As a young boy growing up in the Darlington district, Jerry was a paperboy, played in the VFW Junior Drum and Bugle Corps and was a pin boy at the local bowling alley. In his adult years, he worked at the former Remington Rand and then spent many years managing bowling centers in Pawtucket, Warwick, East Providence and Woonsocket. Jerry and his late wife lived in Seekonk for many years where they settled to raise their family. He was a devoted member of Newman Congregational Church in Rumford for sixty-four years...