Sandra J. Aldrich

Pawtucket – Sandra J. (Paquette) Aldrich, 58, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on Monday, January 9, 2012. She was the beloved wife of Earl “Duke” F. Aldrich. A lifelong Pawtucket resident, she was a daughter of the late Carol Paquette and Clotilde “Tilly” (Andrade) Godfrey. Sandra worked as a school bus monitor and was a music enthusiast, she especially enjoyed listening to live local bands and loved to dance. Besides her husband, she leaves two children, Stephanie Durand of Pawtucket and Craig Gilmartin of East Providence; a step-daughter, Shelly Vieira of Pawtucket; a granddaughter, Emma May Vieira; three sisters, Carol Mariorenzi, Gloria Guyer and June Paquette and several nieces and nephews. Her funeral will be held Thursday at 9 a.m. from WILLIAM W. TRIPP Funeral Home, 1008 Newport Ave., Pawtucket, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in the Church of St. Leo the Great, 697 Central Ave., Pawtucket. Interment will follow at Mt. St. Mary Cemetery. VISITATION...