Leonard A. Tucciarone

Leonard A. Tucciarone, age 88, passed away May 19, 2022. He was a son of the late Daniel and Mary (Rasile) Tucciarone; beloved husband of the late Elaine R. (Bongignore) Tucciarone; loving father of Lynnmarie St. Jean, Gene M. Tucciarone and his wife Desiree, Luanne Leiner, Gina R. Fallon and her husband Craig, and Karen Tucciarone; brother of Allie DiGiorgio, Sr Gemma Tucciarone FCJ, Mildred Valcourt, and the late Phillip, Anthony, Thomas, Santo, John, Louis, and Anna Tucciarone; grandfather of 7; and great-father of 8.

He proudly served in the United States Navy during the Korean War.

Leonard worked for the University of RI – Bay Campus for many years until his retirement.

He was an artist who loved to paint pictures and china as well as teach people how to paint china. He loved his family. He could find humor in almost any situation and loved laughing with his family and friends.

Visitation will be held Monday 9:00-10:30 a.m. from the Pontarelli-Marino Home, 971 Branch Ave, Providence followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Ann Church, 280 Hawkins St, Providence. Burial with military honors will follow in the RI Veterans’ Cemetery, Exeter.