Arthur Richard Torrey

Mr. Arthur Richard “Dick” Torrey, age 80, of 80 Charles Street, Bristol and a former Barrington resident, died Sunday, August 10, 2008 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. He was the husband of Marcia (Bickford) Torrey, his wife of 58 years. Born in Rockland, MA, he was a son of the late Charles Winthrop and Caroline (Durant) Torrey. A resident of Bristol for 7 years, he previously resided in Barrington for 40 years. He was a self employed Architectural Designer in Barrington for 20 years, he previously worked for the firms of Howe, Prout and Ekman, and Baker and Conlon. Mr. Torrey was a communicant of St. Michaels Episcopal Church, Bristol, where he was a former Senior Warden. He was a former Senior Warden at St. Matthews Church in West Barrington and a former Barrington School Committee member for 8 years and had served on the Barrington Building Board of Review and a member of the building committee for the Barrington Middle School. He was a member and a past Master for the St. Albans Masonic Lodge, Bristol. In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Caroline T. Scott and her husband, Thomas H. of Barrington and Jennifer L. Catanzaro and her husband, David of Cranston, six grandchildren, Ryan and Trevor Scott, Eliza and Camden Pond, Sara and Jaime Catanzaro, two brothers, George Torrey of Florida and Peter Torrey of New Hampshire and a sister, Elizabeth Torrey of Alabama. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Memorial Requiem Eucharist Service in celebration of his life, Saturday, August 23, 2008 at 10:00 AM in St. Michaels Episcopal Church, 399 Hope Street, Bristol. Burial will be private. Visiting hours are respectfully omitted. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 931 Jefferson Blvd., Suite 3004, Warwick, RI 02886 or www.cancer.org. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Sansone Funeral Home, Bristol.

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