William P. Rampone

Bill was the son of the late Cosmo and Mary (DeAngelis) Rampone.

Bill was raised in Providence where he attended St. Edward’s Parish School, before graduating from La Salle Academy in 1973. Bill obtained his bachelor’s degree from Providence College in 1977, followed by his law degree from New England School of Law in 1982.

A well-respected and accomplished attorney, Bill was admitted to the Rhode Island Bar in 1982, beginning his legal career as a prosecutor with the Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office, leaving as an Assistant Attorney General in 1986. Bill then worked as counsel for several Rhode Island law firms, before going into private practice until 2021.

While in private practice, Bill served as a bail commissioner for the State of Rhode Island, a member of the Rhode Island Judicial Nominating Commission, Narragansett Bay Commission, and Rhode Island Judiciary Disciplinary Board, respectively. In 2005, Bill was appointed to the Providence Housing Court, leaving as Chief Judge in 2020. In May of 2021, Bill was appointed as a Magistrate with the Rhode Island Superior Court, a position he held at the time of his passing.

Besides his wife, Donna, he leaves sons Matthew (Sgt. PPD), and his wife Bridget; and Michael, a clerk with the Rhode Island Superior Court; brother-in-law Paul De Angelis (Joan); sister-in-law Rhonda Mullen; several cherished nieces and a nephew. Bill also leaves behind his beloved grandchildren, Fiona Rampone and Reid Rampone, both of whom dearly loved their Papa. Bill was predeceased by his brother Victor Rampone, brother-in-law Joseph Mullen, and in-laws Paul and Dolores De Angelis.

His visitation will be held Monday from 4:00PM to 7:00 PM and funeral will be Tuesday at 9:00 AM from the PONTARELLI-MARINO FUNERAL HOME, 971 Branch Avenue, Providence followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 AM in St. Anthony Church, 1413 Mineral Spring Avenue, North Providence. Entombment will follow in St. Ann Cemetery, Cranston.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Bill’s memory to the St. Jude Children’s Hospital at www.stjude.org.

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