Family: Former Warwick Mayor Solomon dies
May 20, 2021
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WARWICK, R.I. (AP) The former mayor of Warwick, Rhode Island died Thursday, according to his family.
“It is with tremendous sadness that the family of Joseph J. Solomon, Sr. announce his passing in the early morning hours of May 20, 2021. Joseph died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family, the statement said.
The cause was not given.
Solomon, a Democrat, spent two decades in public service as a municipal judge, city councilor and council president before becoming acting mayor early in 2018 after Scott Avedisian stepped down to become CEO of the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority.