Charles J. F. Cofone

Charles J. F. Cofone, 74, of South Kingstown, passed away on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. He leaves behind a family he loved immeasurably, including his daughters and their husbands, Alix and Tom Moffatt, Liv and Colin Van Dyke and Amelia and Adam Piccirilli, his grandchildren, Ryan, Will, Hettie, Ada, Astrid, Charlie and James, and his wife, Judith Swift. He also leaves his sisters, Carol Pan and Evie Cofone, their families, countless cousins, and many who, while not technically family, were family to him. “Pa,” as he was coined by his grandchildren, loved singing at the top of his lungs with the windows rolled down, freshly pressed oxford shirts, correct grammar, stories of animal-human connections, laughing with his family, cooking way too much food for any occasion, looking out over the Bras d’Or Lake in Cape Breton, celebrating creativity, and imagining a world where people uniformly treated one another with kindness. A memorial to celebrate his life is being planned and will be shared with those who loved him. In lieu of flowers, donations to Foster Parrots Ltd. and The New England Exotic Wildlife Sanctuary, The Roger Williams Park Zoo, or a kindness shown to someone in his honor would be appreciated by him and his family.