Kenneth Montross Greene

Kenneth Montross Greene, 78, of West Warwick, RI, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, October 31, 2022, surrounded by his loving family following a long illness. Born on April 13, 1944, Ken grew up in CT and later became a proud member of the U.S. Army during the Vietnam-era stationed in Hawaii from 1965-1967. He later received his business degree at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT. Following military service, Ken enjoyed a successful career working in the commercial moving industry for nearly 40 years. Ken is survived by his two sons, Kenneth (Mark) of Pleasantville, NY and his partner Andrea D’Aria and by Eric of Salem, MA and his partner Marlene Jandricic. He was preceded in death in 2021 by Evelyn (Tejeda) Greene, his wife of 20 years and by his parents Kenneth A. and Irma E. Greene many years ago. Additionally, Ken is survived by his grandchildren, Second Lieutenant USMC Justin Greene, Katelyn Greene and Katrina Greene; as well as by his two brothers, Carey (his twin) of West Hartford, CT and younger brother, Walter and his wife Susan of Avon, CT along with many nieces and nephews. Ken is also survived by Ellen Greene, his first wife and mother of his two sons, as well as by Evelyn’s family. Ken lived a full life, always enjoying clam digging throughout his 30’s and 40’s, visiting car shows and collecting autographs from various famous athletes with his sons, having ‘spirited’ conversations with his family and friends, and of course, watching his beloved NY Yankees no matter how good or bad they were. He learned to like traveling with his late wife Evelyn before caring for her throughout her long illness, He also enjoyed his dogs Jax and Buddy as well as ‘grand-doggie’ Maya. He was an extremely proud grandfather of all his grandchildren. Ken was able to congratulate Justin in person, on his recent success of completing the Infantry Officer Course and receiving his Marine Officer Sword just prior to his death in October. Ken also loved his phone conversations with Katelyn; he was always so excited to hear of her travels and proud of her scholarly achievements in the field of nutrition at UMASS. Ken beamed this past June as he watched Katrina cross the stage to receive her high school diploma when he attended her graduation and was proud of her pursuit of nursing at Merrimack College. A private memorial service with Military Honors will be held November 19, 2022 at the Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 301 S County Trail, Exeter, RI 02822 Ken’s greatest devotion was to the VA and praised the care he received from the medical staff at the Providence VA Medical Center (http://www.providence.va.gov). Please consider a contribution towards the Providence VA Medical Center or a VA Facility of your choice in lieu of flowers https://www.cdceportal.va.gov/donate_at_facility.