George Redman

REDMAN, GEORGE W., age 88, of Church St., died August 16, 2012 at Philip Hulitar surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Adeline (Souto) Redman. Born in Cumberland, RI he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Louise (Lavender) Redman. He was a WWII veteran serving in the US Navy on the USS Mississippi where he served as a diver, 5.5 inch gun captain and Coxswain. He worked as a truck driver and warehouse man for Flagstaff and retired in 1981. He was a member of Teamster Local 251. He dedicated much of his life to Community Service. He served as a delegate to the RI Constitutional Convention. He was a member of the East Providence Beautification Committee. For many years he organized the shoreline clean ups in East Providence. He was one of the pioneers of the East Bay Bike Path. The Linear Park being constructed on the Washington Bridge will be named in his honor as the George Redman Linear Park. He was an advocate for the Bold Point Park and chaired the East Providence Arts Festival for 4 years. He was on the Stakeholders Advisory Board of the Narragansett Bay Commission. He was an assistant Scout Master for Troup 29, Sacred Heart Church. In addition to his wife of 60 years, he is survived by his son and daughter-in-law Paul and Loren Redman of Barrington, his daughter Mary C. Redman of East Providence. He was the grandfather of Paul Redman Jr. of Natick, MA, Michael Redman of Bristol, Jeffrey Redman of Barrington and 3 great grandchildren Liliana, Stella and Avi. He is survived by his brothers Charles Redman of Narragansett and Frank Redman of Mesa, AZ. He was the brother of the late Joseph H. Redman, Raymond Redman, Mary Louise Redman and Blanche Redman. His Funeral will begin on Monday at 8 AM from the Rebello funeral Home, 901 Broadway, East Providence, RI. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 9 AM in Sacred Heart Church, Taunton Ave., East Providence. Burial with Military Honors will be at RI Veteran's Cemetery in Exeter. Calling hours will be held on Sunday from 4-8 PM. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to RI Bicycle Coalition, PO Box 2454, Providence, RI 02906 or Home and Hospice Care of RI 1085 No. Main St., Providence, RI 02904 www.rebellofuneralhome.com