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- Providence Journal, Rhode Island, Saturday, February 1, 1986
Roland J. Bessette
Roland J. Bessette, 62, of 88 Jenks Ave., an inspector for seven years for the state Department of Transportation before retiring last year, died Thursday at the Veterans Administration Medical Center. He was the husband of Mary (Insana) Alpaio-Bessette.
Born in Central Falls, he was a son of the late Lorenzo T. and Aline (Lapointe) Bessette.
Mr. Bessette was an Army veteran of World War II, served in the European Theater, and held the Purple Heart. He was a past commander of the Eugene T. Lefebvre Post, VFW. He also was a member of the Operating Engineers Union, Local 400.
Besides his wife he leaves two sons, Robert Bessette of Beverly Hills, Calif., and Michael Bessette of Sarasota, Fla.; a daughter, Aline Bessette of Los Angeles; three stepsons, Donald Alpaio of Cranston, and David and Steven Alpaio, both of West Hollywood, Calif.; a brother, Richard B. Bessette, former mayor of Central Falls, and five grandchildren.
A military funeral will be held Monday at 9 a.m. from the Mortuary of L. Heroux and Son, 20 Ledge St., with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 at Notre Dame Church, Broad Street. Burial will be in the Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery, Exeter.
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