Robert Joseph Capraro

Robert (Bob) Joseph Capraro Sr (April 27, 1946 - April 10, 2025)

He was born April 27, 1946 to Eva Boucher and GG Capraro. He was raised by the

orphanage and foster care system of Rhode Island. He would go on to become the

youngest senior house parent in that same orphanage - a testament to the strength

of his character and the size of his heart. He then proudly worked for the Rhode

Island state prison system. He gave back to a system that so often fails. He and his

beloved wife Carol, who left for heaven in 2016 raised 27 foster children along

with six kids of their own. Bob was a volunteer at the CAP office and Soroptimist.

He was known as a friendly volunteer, always with a story to tell and a hand to

lend.

To his children Cindy Peck, Sandi Barnes, Terri Grimm, Donna Flanegan, Robert

Capraro Jr. and Jamie Capraro (both graduates of Wickenburg High School), he

was our Dad. He was our teacher, our mentor, and a disciplinarian when needed.

He will be sorely missed by those who loved him: his friends, children,

grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. He was a man who left the world better

than he found it, and those who knew him were lucky to have done so.

God took him home peacefully on April 10, 2025 after a courageous fight with

lung cancer and COPD. He joined his beautiful wife Carol in heaven as well as his

sister and childhood confidant Marie. Also preceding him in death were his parents

and siblings Lee and John.

We will have a Celebration of Life on his birthday, April 27, 2025, at the

Wickenburg Funeral Home 187 N Adams at 2:30 PM. All are welcome. "Dad requested this be a celebration where no one should wear black."

In lieu of

flowers, please consider a donation to The Wounded Warrior Project

https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org an organization Bob has donated to for

many years.