Maurice C. Paradis

PARADIS, MAURICE 'MOE' C., 72, of Stoney Drive, No. Smithfield, died Monday September 15, 2008 in North Bay Manor, Smithfield. He was the husband of Jacqueline I. (Bachand) Paradis.

Born in Woonsocket, an Army veteran, a 1958 graduate of Providence College and 1962 graduate with a M.B.A. from The American University, he was the son of the late Leo L. and Yvonne N. (Marien) Paradis.

His primary career, which spanned twenty-two years, was in various capacities with the former Peat Marwick Main & Co., of which he was a partner for the last seventeen years. He held positions within the firm in Providence, Rochester, Newark, Houston and New York. He also had been an Adjunct Instructor of Business at Providence College, Director of the RI Dept of Business Regulations during the banking crisis, President of Executive Resources, Providence and held various positions, including supervisory, of audits and investigation for the US General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Mr. Paradis was also very active in public & civic service; serving on the Corporation Board of Trustees, the National Chairman of Fund Raising, President's Council and Strategic Planning Board of Trustees, all at Providence College, and he was an avid fan of its basketball and hockey teams. Further, he was a former Vice Chairman of Mount Saint Charles Academy, member of the Small Business Council and Roundtable of RI, board member of the Woonsocket Industrial Development Corp, board member and trustee of the Northern RI Chamber of Commerce, board member and vice chairman of the No. Smithfield Water Authority, member of the RI SBA Advisory Council, former member of the RI Board of Higher Education and Communicant of St. John the Evangelist Church, No. Smithfield. He was a life long Red Sox fan.

Besides his wife, he is survived by his children, Lisa A. Sturgeon of Cranston, Paula Y. Paradis of Chapel Hill, NC and Marc C. Paradis of Severna Park, MD, a brother, Andre G. Paradis of No. Smithfield, a sister Madeleine C. Jabs of Dumfries, VA and eight grandchildren. He was the brother of the late Rene Paradis and Pauline M. Ethier.

His funeral will be held Saturday, September 20, 2008 at 9AM from the Holt Funeral Home, 510 So. Main Street, Woonsocket with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10AM in St. John the Evangelist Church, Church Street, No. Smithfield. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery. Calling hours are Friday from 5-8PM. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Dominican Fathers' Scholarship Fund, Office of Institutional Advancement, Martin Hall, Providence, RI 02918. www.holtfuneralhome.com