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Charles Sylvia Obituary

SYLVIA, CHARLES A., III
58, died at home on Sunday August 12th.
Born in Providence, he was the son of Evelyn (Hayward) Sylvia and the late Charles A. Sylvia, Jr. He resided in East Providence, previously residing in Warwick and Barrington.
Charles was a designer of fire protection systems for over 40 years, and was most recently a self-employed designer.
Besides his mother he leaves a daughter: Ria Carbary of North Providence; his sister, Nancy Haight of Warwick, his 3 grandchildren. and former wife, Ria Bibby-Kowal of North Providence.
A Memorial service will be held on Wednesday at 11am in the Historic Chapel of Swan Point Cemetery, Blackstone Blvd., Providence. Donations in his memory may be made to The Tomorrow Fund, 593 Eddy St., Providence, RI 02903 or Warwick Animal Shelter, 101 Arthur Devine Blvd, Warwick, RI 02886. Condolences may be left at monahandrabblesherman.com

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Published by The Providence Journal on Aug. 20, 2018.

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August 22, 2018

Chuck,you are truly a free bird now,we will never forget you,Your in our hearts and minds forever,and when we speak of you, we will smile. thank you. Love, Jim+Dot

August 21, 2018

RIP Charlie Brown

Robert & Anne Therriault

August 21, 2018

Grief can be so hard, but our special memories help us cope. Remembering you and your loved one today and always.

August 20, 2018

Colleen leonard

August 20, 2018

My thoughts and prayers are with his family RIP MY friend love colleen and Bob you will be missed...

Chuck you were a very good friend and I will cherish the Friendship we had. We had so many good times and so many good memories. I'm going to miss you

Julie Perkins

August 20, 2018

Julie Perkins

August 20, 2018

Chuck you were one of my dearest closest friends and I will miss you more than you'll ever know. I hope you know that you were loved by soo many people and we are all devastated that you will no longer be with us in person but forever in our hearts. Love you chuckles ♥

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Historic Chapel of Swan Point Cemetery

Blackstone Blvd., Providence, RI

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