Paul E. Wendoloski

Foster: Wendoloski, Paul E., Sr., 69, of Foster, RI and formerly of Warwick, N. Kingston and Coventry, passed away on Sunday, September 12, 2010 at Kent County Hospital in Warwick, RI surrounded by his family, following a brief but courageous battle with cancer. Paul was born in Providence, RI on July 21, 1941. He was the son of the late Chester Wendoloski, Sr. and Margaret (Simmons) Wendoloski of Warwick, RI. He is survived by his mother and his wife of 11 years, Jo-Ann (Jalbert) (Masterson) Wendoloski of Foster, RI. He graduated from Warwick Veterans High School in 1959 and went on to enlist in the United States Marine Corp, rising to the rank of Lance Corporal and joining forces in the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba. He began his long professional career as a Police Officer with the Warwick, RI Police Department, where he worked tirelessly for 25 years, until he retired as a Detective in 1987. While there, he was instrumental in the establishment of the Police Athletic League and earned a degree in Criminal Justice from Salve Regina College in 1975. Unwilling to cease doing what he loved, he then began working for Providence College as a Lieutenant in the Security Division, until he finally retired his badge after 22 years there, in December of 2009. Paul was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police and was an avid golfer and gardener. In addition to his mother and his wife, Paul is survived by his daughter Lisa Hollywood and her husband Michael of Odenton, MA, his son Paul Wendoloski, Jr. of Cranston, RI, his step-daughter Denise Masterson-Burke and her husband Richard of Chepachet, RI, step-sons James Masterson of Racine, WI, Shawn Masterson and his wife Kathleen of Rehoboth, MA and Glenn Masterson and his wife Serena of Lynbrook, NY. He is also survived by his brother Chester Wendoloski, Jr. and his wife Sheila of Coventry, RI. Additionally, he is survived by 2 grandchildren and 11 step-grandchildren, Nicholas, Dylan, Seamus, Caimen, Aidan, Isabella, James, Maeve, Patrick, Christine, Madeline Rose, Mary-Catherine and Cormac. Paul's family would like to acknowledge the staff at Kent County Hospital, specifically Dr. Przygoda and the nurses of 2 West, as well as the VNA of RI, for the excellent care they provided and the Brooklyn, CT School Department for their support. Funeral, to which relatives and friends are invited, will be from the Russell J. Boyle & Son Funeral Home, 142 Centerville Road, Warwick 02886 on Thursday, September 16 at 8:15 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 10:00 a.m. at St. Paul the Apostle, 116A Danielson Pike Foster, RI 02825. Interment, with military honors, will be at Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery in Exeter, RI. Visiting hours Wednesday, September 15, from 4:30-7:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations in Paul's memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, 931 Jefferson Blvd., Suite 3004, Warwick, RI 02886.Boyleandsonfuneralhome.com