Virginia A. Trahan

Dayville, CT – Virginia A. (Saback) Trahan, 90, formerly of Pawtucket and Smithfield, passed away at home with family by her side on Monday, September 16, 2019. She was the wife of the late Lionel C. Trahan, Sr. Born in Pawtucket, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Emily (Ayick) Saback. Virginia worked for the Department of Veteran’s Affairs, Davis Park, Providence, for many years and retired in December of 1989. She was a longtime member of St. Mary’s Antiochian Orthodox Church, High St., Pawtucket, where she was a member of the choir and a past-vice president and secretary of the Ladies Society of St. Mary’s Church. Virginia was a member of the Syrian Orthodox Youth Organization (S.O.Y.O.), both the regional and local affiliations and held the position of Treasurer for the New England Region of Churches for ten years. She was also the past-president and secretary of the Arab American Organization of Rhode Island, member of AARP, Jacques Cartier Society and former member of the Rhode Island Kidney...