Joseph Palmieri

JOSEPH PALMIERI, 90, of Greenville, passed away Friday, November 22, 2013 at the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center. He was the husband of Maria (Kattke) Palmieri for 27 years. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Carmine and Carolina (Aceto) Palmieri.

In 1943, at the end of Mr. Palmieri’s freshman year at Providence College, he enlisted in the US Navy and was assigned to the US Navel Amphibious Forces. He participated in the invasion of Normandy on D-Day and later was assigned to the North Atlantic Submarine Patrol aboard a British Corvette.

In 1949, he graduated from Boston University School of Law where he became a member of the Alpha Phi Delta Fraternity Sigma Chapter. That same year he was admitted to the Rhode Island Bar Association. Mr. Palmieri maintained a law office in Providence as a sole practitioner until his death. He dedicated his life to the practice of law and in his later years devoted his time to his senior citizen clients on a Pro Bono basis. Mr. Palmieri had a strong work ethic and went to his office everyday prior to his recent hospitalization.

Besides his wife he is survived by a son, Joseph A. Palmieri; a daughter, Donna Palumbo and her husband Richard; a daughter-in-law, Lisa Palmieri; two grandchildren, Joseph B. Palmieri and Marissa Palumbo; a brother, Anthony Palmieri; and a sister, Carol Bello. He was the brother of the late Dominic Palmieri.

Visitation will be held Monday Morning, November 25, 2013 from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. at the MACERONI FUNERAL HOME, 1381 Smith St., North Providence, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 9 a.m. in Mary, Mother of Mankind Church, 25 Fourth St., North Providence. Burial will be in Swan Point Cemetery, Providence. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the Colin Myers Memorial Fund, The RI Foundation, One Union Station, Providence, RI 02903.