Raymond E. Daley Sr., 90, Mail Clerk 40 Years

Raymond E. Daley Sr., of Bullocks Point Avenue, Riverside, East Providence died peacefully on July 2, 2013. He was  90.

He was the husband of the late Marion J. (Mercer) Daley. Born in Pawtucket, a son of the late Michael and Helen (Locklin) Daley, he lived in Riverside for 48 years. 

Daley was a mail clerk for the U.S. Postal Service for 40 years before retiring in 1985. He was a communicant of St. Brendan Church. He was a lifelong devoted Boston Red Sox and Boston Celtic fan. 

He was an Army veteran serving during World War II. He was a member of the Third Infantry Division seeing combat in North Africa, Italy and France. 

He is survived by a son; Raymond E. Daley Jr. and his wife Vicki of Riverside, a daughter; Lois A. Copland and her husband Perry of Tucson, AZ, two sisters; Catherine Bernier of Rumford and Priscilla Marceau of Seekonk, MA, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. 

His funeral will be held on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 from the W. Raymond Watson Funeral Home,  350 Willett Avenue, Riverside at 8:45 am with a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Brendan Church, Turner Avenue, Riverside at 10 am. Burial with Military Honors will follow in Mount St. Mary Cemetery. 

Calling hours and flowers are respectfully omitted. Contributions in Raymond’s memory to The Jimmy Fund, c/o Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, P.O. Box 849168, Boston, MA, 02284-9168 would be deeply appreciated.