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John Moran of Tiverton, R.I., has passed away
A native of Tiverton, John Henline Moran, 86, died on Friday, February 24, 2023. He was the son of the late Charles and Helen (Henline) Moran and the husband of Sue-Ann Constance and the late Elinore (Moloney) Moran. He attended Babson College and was a self-employed commercial fisherman, union carpenter, and millwright rigger. John’s love of the water and the environment was evident in his local civic volunteerism. John was a former chairman of the Tiverton Conservation Commission, and a member of Governor Garrahy’s original Narragansett Bay Commission. As a member, John was focused on a cleaner Narragansett Bay for commercial fishing and recreational uses. He was past president of the RI Shellfisherman’s Association and deeply involved in the founding of Save the Bay in 1970. >click to read< 11:50
