John Amaral, Jr.

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John Amaral, Jr., 83, died Monday, March 6, 2017.He was the beloved husband of Nancy J. (Moore) Amaral.

He was a son of the late Joao and Lydia (Enos) Amaral. Mr. Amaral was a warehouseman with the Teamsters Local 251 and had worked for the Supervalue and IGA. He had served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was a member of Trinity Independent Brotherhood of East Providence, a life member of the Warwick Lodge of Elks, and a member of the William Shields Post American Legion.

He was the beloved father of Pamela Amaral, Debra Knight (Frank), Jo-Ann Antoniadis (Vasilios), Christine Amaral, Peter Amaral (Tina); step-father of Ronald Tvenstrup (April), Scott Tvenstrup (Lisa), Bryan Tvenstrup, John Kennedy (Darlene), Steve Kennedy, and Matthew Kennedy (Terri). He is also survived by 17 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

A visitation will be held, Thursday 9-11 a.m. in the Thomas & Walter Quinn Funeral Home, 2435 Warwick Avenue, Warwick, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:30 a.m. in St. Rita Church, Oakland Beach Avenue. Burial with military honors in Pawtuxet Memorial Park, Warwick.

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