Harry David Boocock

Harry David Boocock, 68, of Kingston, Rhode Island, passed away on February 24, 2018. David was born in Fall River, Massachusetts on March 27, 1949, the son of the late Marion Thurber Boocock and Harry Boocock, and raised in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. He attended Columbia University and the University of Rhode Island, playing tuba in the marching bands at both schools, and received his nursing degree from Salve Regina University. In the summer of 1973, he met the love of his life, Ridley Hagan, and proposed two days later. They were married forty-four years. David made his career in the commercial fishing industry, home building, and nursing. His lifelong love of the ocean was sparked as a young man in Island Park, which extended through his summer in the early 1970s as bosuns mate on the schooner Bill of Rights and many subsequent family sailing trips. He made frequent visits to the sea, often fishing with his grandchildren in Narragansett. A talented musician with a natural gift for piano, mandolin, and bass fiddle, he loved bluegrass music and played sessions with Spider Bridge as a young man and with his family later in life. David enjoyed boating, fishing, and fine woodworking, but most of all spending time with his family and friends. David was known for his compassion, optimism, and perseverance. He captivated those he knew with his storytelling, bright smile, and the sparkle in his blue eyes. He is survived by his wife, Ridley Hagan Boocock of Kingston; daughter Sarah B. Cunningham, son-in-law David Cunningham, and grandchildren Andrew and Charlotte of St. Louis, Missouri; daughter Elizabeth B. Dobkowski, son-in-law Adam Dobkowski, and granddaughters Anna and Hope of Beverly, Massachusetts; sister Amy Gaines, brother-in-law Alan Gaines of Portsmouth, and niece Lee Gaines of Urbana, IL; sister Janet Cooper, brother-in-law Walter Cooper of Jamestown, and nephew Jacob Cooper of Minneapolis, MN; mother-in-law, Lucy M. Hagan of Chester, VA; Hagan brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law and their spouses: Ad and Ann Reid Hagan of Lexington, VA; David and Chris Hagan of Richmond, VA; Lucy H. and James Harry of Catonsville, MD; Leigh and Pauli Hagan of Chester and Exmore, VA; Ann H. Carroll of Vienna VA; Virginia Hagan of Norfolk, VA; Marguerita Hagan and Pierre Trombert of Philadelphia, PA; Bill and Liz Hagan of Danville, VA; and Catharine H. and Marc Brookman of Mendham, NJ and Mystic, CT; and his many nieces and nephews and their families. He is preceded in death by his father-in-law Joseph Addison Hagan, Jr., brothers-in-law, Michael D. Hagan and Roy W. Edwards, Jr. and sister-in-law, Christine Hagan Jaap. A memorial service will be held June 24, 2pm at South Ferry Church, 170 South Ferry Road, Narragansett, RI. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Dialysis Patients Association of Warwick, 23 Larkspur Road, Warwick, RI 02886.