Andrew F. Priestly, Jr.

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Andrew F. Priestly, Jr., 93, of Warwick passed away on Thursday, October 30, 2014 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Center. He was the beloved husband of Juliette G. (Beausoleil) Priestly.

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Andrew F. Priestly, Sr. and Ida (Harrington) Priestly. Mr. Priestly was a Civil Service Employee at the Quonset Naval Air Station and the Norfolk Naval Air Station until his retirement. He served in The United States Navy during World War II. He was a communicant of St. Francis of Assisi Church in Warwick and a member of AARP and NARFE.

He was the loving father of Susan M. Linakis and her husband Angelo of Miami, Florida, Frances Y. Roccio and her husband William of Port Orange, Florida and Jean M. Tainsh and her husband, John of West Greenwich. Cherished grandfather of six; and great-grandfather of six. Relatives and friends are invited to Visitation on Monday, November 3, 2014 from 8:30-9:30 a.m. in The Urquhart-Murphy Funeral Home, 800 Greenwich Avenue, Route 5, Warwick (Exit 12A on I-95) followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. in St. Francis of Assisi Church, 596 Jefferson Boulevard, Warwick. Burial, with military honors, will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, West Greenwich.