Thomas J. Capalbo, 81, of 112 Westerly-Bradford Rd., Bradford, a former probate judge, town solicitor and town councilman, who conducted a private law practice for some 50 years until illness, died at home yesterday. He was the husband of Leona (Prescott) Capalbo.
Born in Acri, Cosenza, Italy, he was a son of the late Michael and Angelina (Altimano) Capalbo. He lived in Bradford since he was two.
He was a 1925 graduate of Westerly High School, winning the Davis Scholarship to Dartmouth College, where he graduated in 1929. He earned his law degree at Boston University Law School.
Soon after opening his law offices in Westerly, he was elected to the Town Council. In the 1950s, he was a member of the Rhode Island Constitutional Convention, and an assistant U.S. Attorney for the Rhode Island Federal District. In 1953, he was elected to the board of directors of the Chelsea-Groton Savings & Loan, and also served as its legal counsel.
His memberships included the Connecticut and Rhode Island Bar Associations, the Loyal Order of Moose, and Narragansett Council, Knights of Columbus.
Besides his wife he leaves a son, Atty. Thomas J. Capalbo Jr. of Westerly; three daughters, Beverly C. O'Keefe of Pawcatuck, Conn., June H. Alley of Easton, Conn., and Marcia L. Hanoian of Warwick; four brothers, Orlando D. Capalbo and Dr. P. Edward Capalbo, both of Westerly, Nattie Capalbo of Bradford, and Dr. Sylvester Capalbo of Wickford; four sisters, Angelina Vuono and Juliette Piccolo, both of Bradford, Athelina Bucci of Ridgewood, N.J., and Nellie Forseman of Hartford; 15 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held Monday at 9 a.m. from the Rushlow-Iacoi Funeral Home, 2 Friendship St., with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 at St. Vincent de Paul Church, Church Street. Burial will be in St. Sebastian's Cemetery.
Providence Journal, May 12, 1984
Born in Acri, Cosenza, Italy, he was a son of the late Michael and Angelina (Altimano) Capalbo. He lived in Bradford since he was two.
He was a 1925 graduate of Westerly High School, winning the Davis Scholarship to Dartmouth College, where he graduated in 1929. He earned his law degree at Boston University Law School.
Soon after opening his law offices in Westerly, he was elected to the Town Council. In the 1950s, he was a member of the Rhode Island Constitutional Convention, and an assistant U.S. Attorney for the Rhode Island Federal District. In 1953, he was elected to the board of directors of the Chelsea-Groton Savings & Loan, and also served as its legal counsel.
His memberships included the Connecticut and Rhode Island Bar Associations, the Loyal Order of Moose, and Narragansett Council, Knights of Columbus.
Besides his wife he leaves a son, Atty. Thomas J. Capalbo Jr. of Westerly; three daughters, Beverly C. O'Keefe of Pawcatuck, Conn., June H. Alley of Easton, Conn., and Marcia L. Hanoian of Warwick; four brothers, Orlando D. Capalbo and Dr. P. Edward Capalbo, both of Westerly, Nattie Capalbo of Bradford, and Dr. Sylvester Capalbo of Wickford; four sisters, Angelina Vuono and Juliette Piccolo, both of Bradford, Athelina Bucci of Ridgewood, N.J., and Nellie Forseman of Hartford; 15 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held Monday at 9 a.m. from the Rushlow-Iacoi Funeral Home, 2 Friendship St., with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 at St. Vincent de Paul Church, Church Street. Burial will be in St. Sebastian's Cemetery.
Providence Journal, May 12, 1984
Thomas J. Capalbo, 81, of 112 Westerly-Bradford Rd., Bradford, a former probate judge, town solicitor and town councilman, who conducted a private law practice for some 50 years until illness, died at home yesterday. He was the husband of Leona (Prescott) Capalbo.
Born in Acri, Cosenza, Italy, he was a son of the late Michael and Angelina (Altimano) Capalbo. He lived in Bradford since he was two.
He was a 1925 graduate of Westerly High School, winning the Davis Scholarship to Dartmouth College, where he graduated in 1929. He earned his law degree at Boston University Law School.
Soon after opening his law offices in Westerly, he was elected to the Town Council. In the 1950s, he was a member of the Rhode Island Constitutional Convention, and an assistant U.S. Attorney for the Rhode Island Federal District. In 1953, he was elected to the board of directors of the Chelsea-Groton Savings & Loan, and also served as its legal counsel.
His memberships included the Connecticut and Rhode Island Bar Associations, the Loyal Order of Moose, and Narragansett Council, Knights of Columbus.
Besides his wife he leaves a son, Atty. Thomas J. Capalbo Jr. of Westerly; three daughters, Beverly C. O'Keefe of Pawcatuck, Conn., June H. Alley of Easton, Conn., and Marcia L. Hanoian of Warwick; four brothers, Orlando D. Capalbo and Dr. P. Edward Capalbo, both of Westerly, Nattie Capalbo of Bradford, and Dr. Sylvester Capalbo of Wickford; four sisters, Angelina Vuono and Juliette Piccolo, both of Bradford, Athelina Bucci of Ridgewood, N.J., and Nellie Forseman of Hartford; 15 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held Monday at 9 a.m. from the Rushlow-Iacoi Funeral Home, 2 Friendship St., with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 at St. Vincent de Paul Church, Church Street. Burial will be in St. Sebastian's Cemetery.
Providence Journal, May 12, 1984
Born in Acri, Cosenza, Italy, he was a son of the late Michael and Angelina (Altimano) Capalbo. He lived in Bradford since he was two.
He was a 1925 graduate of Westerly High School, winning the Davis Scholarship to Dartmouth College, where he graduated in 1929. He earned his law degree at Boston University Law School.
Soon after opening his law offices in Westerly, he was elected to the Town Council. In the 1950s, he was a member of the Rhode Island Constitutional Convention, and an assistant U.S. Attorney for the Rhode Island Federal District. In 1953, he was elected to the board of directors of the Chelsea-Groton Savings & Loan, and also served as its legal counsel.
His memberships included the Connecticut and Rhode Island Bar Associations, the Loyal Order of Moose, and Narragansett Council, Knights of Columbus.
Besides his wife he leaves a son, Atty. Thomas J. Capalbo Jr. of Westerly; three daughters, Beverly C. O'Keefe of Pawcatuck, Conn., June H. Alley of Easton, Conn., and Marcia L. Hanoian of Warwick; four brothers, Orlando D. Capalbo and Dr. P. Edward Capalbo, both of Westerly, Nattie Capalbo of Bradford, and Dr. Sylvester Capalbo of Wickford; four sisters, Angelina Vuono and Juliette Piccolo, both of Bradford, Athelina Bucci of Ridgewood, N.J., and Nellie Forseman of Hartford; 15 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held Monday at 9 a.m. from the Rushlow-Iacoi Funeral Home, 2 Friendship St., with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 at St. Vincent de Paul Church, Church Street. Burial will be in St. Sebastian's Cemetery.
Providence Journal, May 12, 1984
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