Alvin E. Nordquist

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Alvin E. Nordquist, age 86, of Lane F, Coventry, retired Chief of the North Kingstown Police Department, died on Friday, November 21, 2014, at Riverview Health Care Community in Coventry, surrounded by his family. He was the husband of the late Anastasia “Stasia” (Cunningham) Nordquist, who died on July 22 of this year.

Born in Providence, a son of the late Nils A. and Mary E. (Ryan) Nordquist, he lived in Warwick and North Kingstown before moving to Coventry in 2000. He was also a winter resident of Sebastian, Florida for the last 28 years. Chief Nordquist was a 1945 graduate of Gorton High School in Warwick, and a 1972 graduate of Salve Regina College with a degree in law enforcement. He was a United States Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War.

Chief Nordquist served as Chief of Police in North Kingstown from 1976 to his retirement in 1984. He previously served on the Warwick Police Department from 1953 to 1976, retiring as a Commander. He was a life member of the RI Police Chiefs Association and the New England Police Chiefs Association, and served as treasurer for both. Chief Nordquist was a member of the Italian American Civic Association of Vero Beach, FL, the Vero Beach Lodge of Elks, and Warwick Lodge # 7 Fraternal Order of Police.

He is survived by two daughters, Debra A. Magee and her husband, J. Michael Magee of Wakefield, and Susan J. Cotter and her husband, James M. Cotter of Reading, Massachusetts; four grandchildren: Samantha A. Cotter, Megan E. Magee, Jill D. Marinelli, and Jared M. Magee; four great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was the brother of the late Ronald F. Nordquist, and the grandfather of the late Matthew E. Magee.

The family of Mr. Nordquist would like to express gratitude and appreciation to the staff of Riverview Health Care Community for all their loving care.

His funeral service will be held on Monday, December 1, at 11 a.m. in the Barrett & Cotter Funeral Home, 1328 Warwick Avenue, Spring Green, Warwick. Relatives and friends are invited, and may visit on Monday from 9–11 a.m. Burial with military honors will be in the Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery, Exeter.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Boston Children’s Hospital in memory of Matthew E. Magee, or to the American Heart Association. www.barrettandcotter.com