John A. Baglini Esq.

John A. Baglini, Esquire, 88, of Cumberland, RI, passed away peacefully on Thursday morning, January 22, 2026.
Born January 31,1937 in Providence, RI, he was the son of the late Louis and Angelina (Santangelo) Baglini and predeceased by his beloved siblings Antonetta (Sardelli), Joseph, Paul, Edward and Robert Baglini.

John was the beloved husband of Kathryn E. (Kay) Crawley for 65 years. He was the father of four children: Kara (Paul) LaBelle, John, Jr. (Deborah) Baglini, Joseph (Susan) Baglini and James Baglini (Jannette). He was the grandfather of James, Jr. (Kristine) Baglini; Angelina (Daniel) Nguyen; John, III (Danielle) Baglini; Katherine (Benjamin) Morris; Matthew (Briana) Baglini; Andrew (Jocelyn) Baglini; John (Sara) LaBelle; Allison (Eli) Baglini; Kay LaBelle; Caroline Baglini; Daniel Baglini; and Elizabeth LaBelle. John was the great-grandfather of Jane, Jude, and Juliet Baglini; Joseph, Therese and John Nguyen; John A. Baglini, IV; Isaac, Joshua and Rosie Morris; Oliver and Elliot Baglini, Viola Baglini; and Jack LaBelle.
John graduated from North Providence High School and Providence College where he was a member of the Army ROTC program. He went on to earn his law degree from Georgetown University and commissioned in the U.S. Army where he proudly served in the JAG Corps and honorably served as a 1st Lieutenant. He practiced law for 50+ years and enjoyed teaching Business Law at Roger Williams College and law classes at the Naval War College. He was a partner at Higgins & Slattery in Providence for 45 years. He was a volunteer member of the RI Selective Service System Local Board, and the Cumberland Juvenile Hearing Board. He was a communicant of St. Paul's Church in Cranston, St. Joan of Arc Church and St. John Vianney Church in Cumberland, RI.

John was an enthusiastic jogger for over 40 years, meeting his running buddies at the Providence Downtown YMCA and running around the City of Providence in the morning. He would often be seen by fellow attorneys who would observe how adept he was at dodging RIPTA buses. John enjoyed running in road races, and he would often step in to teach the YMCA calisthenics class when the teacher was out. One of his greatest running accomplishments was completing a half marathon up Pike's Peak. He also enjoyed playing softball in an attorney's softball league. John was a member of the Justinian Law Society of RI and enjoyed playing bocce at its events. John loved baking and cooking breakfast on the weekends, often making PB&J Special-K breakfast sandwiches for his kids and grandkids. John delighted in baking many interesting recipes that he would cut out from the Providence Journal, including his famous prune cookies, his delicious triple chocolate cheesecake and his eggplant roll-ups for the annual Baglini Family Picnic at Goddard State Park. John loved skiing with his wife and children, siblings, nieces and nephews.

He and his wife were world travelers, enjoying learning about different cultures and always bringing back souvenirs for his children and grandchildren. He had an opportunity to learn more about the U.S. Customs Service after one memorable trip to Ireland when he brought back 13 Irish knit sweaters. He is famously known for kissing the Blarney Stone and exclaiming, "Mama Mia"! John took great pride in his vegetable garden and planted hundreds of flowers annually in his yard under the watchful guidance and direction of his wife, Kay. John laid hundreds of yards of mulch in those same gardens through the years. John often proclaimed himself to being an honorary Irishman by marriage and he enjoyed listening to Irish music with his beloved Irish wife, Kay.
Relatives and friends are kindly invited to John's Life Celebration to begin with Visiting Hours on Friday, January 30, 2026, from 4 PM to 7 PM, and continuing on Saturday, January 31, 2026, at 9 AM in the J.J. Duffy Funeral Home, 757 Mendon Road, Cumberland, RI. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 AM in St. John Vianney Church, 3609 Diamond Hill Road, Cumberland. Burial will follow in Resurrection Cemetery, Cumberland.
Online memorial: jjduffyfuneralhome.com

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