John Amaral

Pawtucket – John Amaral, 85, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, October 18, 2014. He was the beloved husband of Jeannette M. (Lacoursiere) Amaral for sixty-three years. Born in Rehoboth, he was the son of the late Sylvester and Maria “Susie” (Oliveira) Amaral. John was a trailer truck driver for American Insulated Wire, Pawtucket for forty-six years before retiring in 1994. Besides his wife, he leaves two sons, Michael and Donald Amaral both of Rehoboth; two daughters, Susan Vachon of Pawtucket and Deborah Robinson of Boynton Beach, FL; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and a great-great-granddaughter. VISITATION to which relatives and friends are invited will be Thursday 5 to 8 p.m. at WILLIAM W. TRIPP Funeral Home, 1008 Newport Ave., Pawtucket. His funeral followed by interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Providence will be private. TRIPPFUNERALHOME.com