Victoria B. Hammond

Pawtucket – Victoria (Vicki) Barbara (Saback) Hammond, 91, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully at home on Monday, November 6th, 2023. Born in Pawtucket, she was the daughter of Syrian immigrants, the late Joseph and Emily (Ayick) Saback who both came through Ellis Island. Victoria grew up in Pawtucket with her mother, siblings, and late grandmother, Affife (Waian) Ayick. She graduated in 1951 from Pawtucket East High School and was a longtime devoted member of St. Mary Antiochian Church, Pawtucket. In her earlier years, she was an integral worker for her father in her family’s business, Saback’s Variety Store and her brother’s restaurant, The Hi-Fi Diner, both on Mineral Spring Avenue in Pawtucket. She later worked for the American Heart association for a number of years before eventually becoming a senior clerk typist for the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training. Victoria had a passion for writing poetry and was a member and past president of the Blackstone Valley Writer’s Guild for many...