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A graveside committal service for Ronald John Riviezzo, 51, of Littleton, NH, who died December 7, 2004 after a long fight with cancer, was held in St Mary Cemetery in Claremont, NH with Rev. Father Stanley J. Piwowar, Pastor of St Joseph Church, 0fficiating. He was born in Claremont, NH on January 29, 1953 the son of Alfonso Joseph and Laurette (De Grandmaison) Riviezzo. He was a graduate of Stevens High School and later served in the US Coast Guard. Ronald worked as a chef and worked in resorts in Maine, NY, Florida, Nevada and Alaska. He was best known for setting up and running the soup kitchen which fed victims and workers in the aftermath on the WTC catastrophe on 9/11. He was an accomplished musician and at one time was the drummer in a Sunapee Band which was a precursor to Aerosmith. The surviving family includes one brother, Louis Riviezzo of Florida; two sisters, Betty Hlibka of New Jersey and Laurette Salewski of Maryland also several nieces, nephews and cousins. The family suggest that donations may be made in his memory to the American Cancer Society, the Gail Singer Memorial Building, 360 Route 101 Unit #8, Bedford, NH 03110. |