Richard J. Kavanagh, 65, died Tuesday, February 23, 2016. He was the beloved husband for 40 years of Donna L. (Henningson) Kavanagh.
He was the son of the late Daniel and Mary Lou (Fitzgerald) Kavanagh. Richard was a physical education teacher with the Cranston School Dept., retiring in 2005. He taught at Park View, where he met his wife and the George J. Peters Elementary School, where the gymnasium was recently named in his honor.
He was currently teaching Essentials of Physical Fitness at CCRI. Active in Warwick youth athletics, he loved coaching his sons in Little League, PAL football. Richard threw the hammer while at Ohio University, and was proud to coach his sons who both received college scholarships.
He was the devoted father of Matthew M. Kavanagh (Laura) and Ryan J. Kavanagh (Melissa); and was the loving grandfather of five. He was the brother of Daniel Kavanagh, his twin, Diana Murphy, Joyce Guilfoyle, Linda Pullano, Mark Kavanagh, Eric Kavanagh and Paula Malmstrom.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 10 a.m. in St. Benedict Church, Beach Ave. Interment will be private. Visiting hours Friday 4-7 p.m. in the Thomas & Walter Quinn Funeral Home, 2435 Warwick Ave., Warwick.
Memorial contributions to RI Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI 02903 or Dana Farber Cancer Research, 10 Brookline Place, West, 6th Floor, Brookline, MA 02445, will be appreciated. Information and condolences, visit TheQuinnFuneralHome.com
