Peter Harry Prince

Peter Harry Prince, 77, passed away January 16, 2024 at Lakeside Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Harry Thomas Jr. and Anna A. (Goddard) Prince and the cherished brother of David Prince, Steven Prince and Nancy Sullivan. Pete was born and raised in Rhode Island and lived a simple and frugal life in Hernando, Florida, his home of nearly 50 years. Pete loved the warm weather where he enjoyed riding his bicycle, and his motorbike, always in shirtsleeves. Even Florida has seasons, and Pete loved the seasonal changes in flora and fauna. He loved occasional day trips to the gulf to swim and to see the variety of sea birds, and to go to Tampa Zoos, and Aquariums, to see manatees, dolphins, and many other wondrous creatures. He also went to Tampa to watch pre-season Baseball. He closely followed the Tampa Bay ice hockey team. Pete enjoyed listening to the weekly “Victory Hour” broadcasts as recorded and sent to him on CD by a church member and dear friend in Rhode Island. This dear friend always made a point to see Pete while he was visiting others in Florida, and thus became an additional and valuable set of eyes and ears for Pete’s friends and family back in Rhode Island. He continued to get the Warwick Beacon, via USPS mail, and knew more about the goings-on in Warwick and Rhode Island than most us locals. He kept an extensive scrap book of the same. As a teenager, Pete delivered Sunday papers for the Providence Journal. It was a big route covering half of the Greenwood neighborhood where he lived. This was back when Sunday papers would be two inches thick, notably at Christmas time! Pete attended Warwick Veterans Memorial High School, and later Saint Andrews in Barrington, but he entered the workforce before graduating. He was a bit of a rebel as a teen, but soon earned his General Equivalency Diploma (GED). Pete worked at Jay Printing, Ann & Hope, and Goodwill Industries while still in Rhode Island. Pete returned to Rhode Island last spring to be nearer his family, and friends, and to receive the skilled care he needed at this stage of his life. Pete was a devoted Christian. He lived the life quietly and sincerely. His bible is worn, dog-eared, and will be used at his memorial service. Peter loved animals . . . He was always in awe of their humble, nonjudgemental, God given grace. Rest in Peace Peter, you are loved, and now missed. All are welcomed to join us in a short service to be held on Friday, January 26th at 10:00 a.m. in Clayville Church, 7 Plainfield Pike, Foster, RI. Instead of flowers, any donation to the RI SPAC, or MA SPCA where Peter’s niece works, would be quite appropriate and appreciated.

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Peter Harry Prince

January 16, 2024