LORETTA A. (DEL VICARIO) PETROCCHI

Loretta A. (DelVicario) Petrocchi 66, of Loxley Drive, Johnston passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. She was the beloved and devoted wife of Ronald D. Petrocchi, Sr., Ret'd. Capt. JPD. They were married for twenty-nine years. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Angelo and Laura (Tomao) DelVicario. Loretta worked for over thirty years as a waitress for Ribs and Company in Johnston and Marchetti's Restaurant in Cranston. Besides her loving husband, she was the devoted mother of Anthony J. DeFusco and his wife Susan of North Scituate, Stephen M. DeFusco and his wife Lori of Johnston and David P. DeFusco of Warwick. She was the cherished grandmother (Nana) to her six grandchildren, Nicholas, Sarah, Stephen, Joseph, Gina and David DeFusco. Loretta was the beloved sister of Carol Evangelista Pacheco and her husband Wayne of Westport, MA and the loving aunt of Michael R. Evangelista of North Scituate and Paul S. Evangelista and his wife Maria of Johnston and their two children Alexia and Angelo. She was the stepmother of Laureen A. Petrocchi of Johnston and Ronald D. Petrocchi, Jr. and his wife Maria of San Diego, CA. Loretta is also survived by many aunts and cousins, especially Lorraine and Donald Richie of Glocester, all of whom will miss her dearly. To know Loretta was to love Loretta. She loved to travel, was an avid shopper, adored decorating her home and cherished spending time with her loving family. She found the good in everything and believed anything was possible and there were no boundaries. Her life was about everyone else. Anyone who visited her home never left hungry. We will cherish Marguerita night, eating the donuts, Christmas Eve rocking to ZZ Top and waiting patiently to open the gifts and for every moment we spent with her. Her sudden death has left us all so empty but yet our hearts are so full of all her love, compassion and the beautiful memories she has left us with. She was one of the most beautiful women any of us could have ever been blessed to have touched our lives and she will remain in our hearts forever. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial in celebration of her life on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. in St. Robert Bellarmine Church, 1804 Atwood Avenue, Johnston. Entombment will be in St. Joseph's Mausoleum in St. Ann's Cemetery, Cranston. Visiting hours are respectfully omitted. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942.

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