George Patrick Duffy

George Patrick Duffy, 94, of Pawtucket died on May 23, 2015. He was the husband of Helen F. (Richards) Duffy. They were married 71 years.

Mr. Duffy was born in Pawtucket, the son of the late Frederick Duffy and Emma (Locklin) Duffy. He was a United States Coast Guard Veteran of WWII where he served on the U.S.S. Menges which was torpedoed by a German U-Boat in the Mediterranean Sea.

George had a long and storied career in athletics and entertainment throughout New England. He is principally recognized as the longtime voice of the Rhode Island Reds of the American Hockey League where he was the publicist and broadcaster. He was also a coach in the Pawtucket Little League, where he led their all-star team to the 1980 Little League World Series. He also served as Commissioner of the Pawtucket Boys and Girls Club’s Baseball Program and volunteered for the Club in a variety of capacities for many years.

Mr. Duffy was a member of the Boys and Girls Club of Pawtucket’s Hall of Fame as well as a member of the City of Pawtucket’s Hall of Fame.

Besides his wife Helen, George is survived by his children; Maureen DelMonico and her husband Henry, Kathleen P. Sheldon and her husband David, Susan E. Leach and her husband Ralph ( Dennis), Sheila Duffy Lapati and her husband Edmund and George Patrick Duffy Jr. and his wife Maryann. He is also survived by fifteen grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

The funeral for Mr. Duffy will be Thursday at 8:30 am from the Manning-Heffern Funeral Home, 68 Broadway, Pawtucket. There will be a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Teresa’s Church, 358 Newport Avenue, Pawtucket at 10:00am. The burial will be with full Military Honors at the Rhode Island Veteran’s Cemetery, Exeter. His calling hours will be Wednesday from 4-8 pm in the funeral home. For online condolences please visit www.manningheffern.com.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to his favorite charities listed on www.manningheffern.com

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