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Lifelong Bristol safety chief Rishe dies at 63
Oscar A. Rishe 63 longtime field investigator for the state Division of Taxation and former Bristol fire chief died Friday after being stricken at home. He served as Kaiser Aluminum safety director and held many local fire service roles. He leaves wife Marjorie two children and several siblings. Funeral services were held Monday at St Mary’s Church with burial in Portsmouth Cemetery.
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Oscar A. Rishe
State Division of Taxation
Roger Williams General Hospital
Verndale Circle
Marjorie (Cloutier) Rishe
Daniel and
Antoinette
Dansereau) Rishe
Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp
Bristol
New England Association of Fire Chiefs
Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Club
Rhode Island State Firemen’s League
Firemen’s Memorial & Welfare Committee
Portsmouth
Father O’connell
Lenwood B. Babbitt
Edward Borges
E. Hugh Holmes
Michael A. Flynn
J. Oliver Desiletes
Francis Perry
Newport Fire Department
Bristol Volunteer Fire Dept
Charles Andrade
Antonio Goulart
Wilson Luther
St Mary’s Church
Mt Hope Bridge
Rishe
Borges
Holmes