Francis Dick Vincent

Francis "Dick" Vincent, 87, of Wakefield, passed away on Tuesday. He was the beloved husband of Betty (Read) Vincent for 66 years. Born in the Hillsgrove Section of Warwick, he was a son of the late Roderick and Flora (Fortier) Vincent Mr. Vincent was a lifelong Marine and earned the rank of Chief Warrant Officer 3. He was a Korean Conflict Era Veteran and after completing active duty he transferred to the Marine Reserves, serving for over thirty years. He was a Letter Carrier for the United States Postal Service in Coventry, and was the owner of The Vincent Real Estate Agency in Kent County. He was the former Commandant of the Kent & South County Marine Detachment League, a former treasurer of the Hope Library in Scituate, served on the Board of Directors of the Greenwood Credit Union, was a member of the South Kingstown Elks Lodge, was an active member of the former SHEMCA, and was a member of the Snug Harbor Fire Department. Besides his wife he is survived by two children, Robert Vincent and his wife Grace of North Kingstown and Deborah Crocker and her husband David of Saunderstown; and four grandchildren, Lindsay Vincent, Stacy Veleker, Andrew Crocker, and Winifred Vincent. A Requiem Eucharist will be held Tuesday at 10 at St Peters By-the-Sea, 72 Central Street, Narragansett. Burial with military honors will follow in the Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Exeter. Visiting hours are at the Avery-Storti Funeral Home, 88 Columbia Street, Wakefield, Monday, 4-7 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Toys for Tots.