Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Joseph and Doris (Almy) Russo.
Wayne was the General Manager for Apogee Precision Parts before retiring. Wayne was greatly involved in the Johnston Little League, also umpiring for them for 25 years. He was also a New York Giants fan and an U.S. Army Veteran of the Vietnam War.
He was the father of Wayne R. Russo, Jr., Vincent Russo and Gregory Cipalone, Jr. and grandfather of Dahlia, Hayleigh, Lillian, Damien and Johnny. He was also the brother of Deborah Kramer and the late Joseph, Douglas and Johnny Russo.
Visitation will be held Friday, June 5, 2020 from 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM in the ROMANO FUNERAL HOME, 627 Union Avenue, Providence, RI followed by a service in the funeral home at 6:30 PM. During visitation and funeral service, social distancing and occupancy restriction will be observed.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Wayne’s memory to SouthCoast VNA, 200 Mill Road, Suite 120, Fairhaven, MA 02719 or at www.southcoastvna.org/donate.
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