John J. Del Core

Born in Boston on August
7th, 1945, John is one twelve siblings born to Guido A.
Del Core, and Celia (French) Del Core.
John attended Boston
Trade School, and then joined the U. S. Navy in 1965.
While serving his ten years
in the service, John served on the submarine tender USS Orion, the
diesel powered fleet submarine USS Sea Lion, and his beloved nuclear
powered fleet ballistic submarine, USS George Washington Carver, on
which he proudly served with two of his brothers.
John met his loving wife
Frances Leonard in New London, Connecticut, and soon married her on
March 9th, 1970. John,
and Frances have two children, Damon of West Warwick, Rhode Island,
and Roxanne, of South Royalton, Vermont.
They are blessed with five grandchildren, Beth, Amber, Haley,
Alexus, and Erika.
In 1975, John left the
Navy, and his beloved George W. Carver, for a career in the HVAC
field. After working for
Johnson Controls, and Balco, Inc., John formed his own company, Del
Core Consultants, Inc.
John loved playing golf,
playing many courses throughout the country.
He was a member of the Valley Country Club of Warwick.
He also had a love for the sea, and restored his connection
to it through oceangoing cruise ships.
The Memorial Service for John will be held at 2:00 PM
on Saturday, January 7th, 2012 at St. Joseph's Church, 954
Providence Street, West Warwick, RI 02893. The family
will receive guests directly after the memorial service in the lower
level of the church.
Gorton-Menard
Funeral Home and Crematory, 721 Washington Street, Coventry, RI
02816 (401)821-7306 is in charge of the cremation. They
have a website,
www.gortonmenardfuneralhome.com to leave
an online message of condolence, or an offer of sympathy.
Simply look for John DelCore to access the section for the online
message. Questions may be directed to the Funeral Director,
Mr. Steven A. Delorenzo, for website issues.
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