AMARAL, ALPHONSE “Al”, 95, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 11, 2022 at the West View Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, West Warwick. He is survived by his loving wife, Linda M. Costa, whom they shared together 28 years.
Born in West Warwick, he was a son of the late Manuel and Beatrice (Araujo) Amaral.
A child of the greatest generation, Alphonse proudly served his country during World War II. Upon his Honorable Discharge from the US Navy in 1946, he then went on to graduate from Salve Regina University and began his lifelong career in law enforcement. Wanting to give back to the town in which he grew up in, Al spent his entire career with the West Warwick Police Department, where he was Deputy Chief and retired in 1988 after 32 years. Throughout the department he was known for his steady hand and won the annual Police Department Pistol Shoot for seven consecutive years. Al was a lifelong member of the FOP Lodge 6, Club Frontenac, and the Commissioned Police Officers Association of Rhode Island.
Al was the devoted father of Det. Mark J. Amaral, and his wife Nancy, of West Warwick, and Joyce M. (Amaral) Marsella, and her husband Steven, of Cranston. He was the grandfather of Nicole O’Brien, Kelly Amaral, Andrew Marsella, and the late Alex Marsella; great grandfather of 2. Brother of Daniel Amaral, Hilda Cole, and the late Louise Blaquiere, Theresa Doyle, and Manuel Amaral Jr. He is also survived by his 2 faithful dogs, Cloie and Cassie.
His funeral will be held Monday, August 15, 2022 at 9:00 AM from the Iannotti Funeral Home, 415 Washington St. (RTE 117), Coventry, RI, with Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 AM in Our Lady of Czenstochowa Church, 445 Washington St., Coventry. Interment with Military Funeral Honors to follow at Notre Dame Cemetery, West Warwick. Visiting hours Sunday, August 14, 2022 from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations to St. Jude Children’s Hospital (stjude.org/donate) would be appreciated.
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