Alan Weinberg, 71

NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. – Alan Jay Weinberg passed away on April 8, 2023. He was the beloved and devoted husband of Barbara J. Nauman-Weinberg. Born in Manhattan, New York, on July 18, 1951, Alan was the son of the late Benjamin and Bessie (Rice) Weinberg.

Alan worked 38 years in the jewelry import and wholesale business in Rhode Island. He was a sales manager for E.A. Adams, Inc., of Pawtucket; vice president of sales for First-In Imports, of Providence; and a customer sales representative for John F. Allen & Son, Inc., of Warwick. Early in his retirement, he worked part time for six years at Trader Joe’s, in Warwick.

A private second class (PV2) in the Army National Guard, Alan trained as a medical corpsman. He went on to earn his associate degree from Manhattan Community College and a Bachelor of Arts in communication sciences with a minor in education from Hunter College, both in New York.

An avid golfer for many years, Alan most often could be found on the links of North Kingstown Golf Course or Midville Golf Club, in West Warwick. He enthusiastically pursued opportunities to catch a sunset over the beautiful Rhode Island shores of Jamestown’s Beavertail State Park or Newport’s Brenton Point State Park or at the harbor in Wickford. His greatest joy, however, was sitting on the sidelines of a Rhode Island soccer field, in his gray Coleman folding chair, to watch his grandsons’ games.

Besides his wife, Barbara, Alan is survived by his daughter, Deena Riess, and her husband, Christopher, of Warwick; his son, Brian Weinberg, of Ridgeway, Colorado; and his son, Jason Weinberg, and his wife, Lucy Bergen, of Portland, Maine. Alan has eight grandchildren, who affectionately called him “Mustache Papa”; they are Bryant, Jacob, Travis and Haiden Riess; Barrett and Cameron Weinberg; Fela Young and Frances Bergen. He also leaves behind his sister-in-law, Coleen Nauman, and her wife, Cindy Bisner, of Southampton, Massachusetts; his sister-in-law, Kati O’Donnell, of Chicopee, Massachusetts; and his brother-in-law, Joel Berenson, of New Jersey. His nieces include Erin O’Donnell, Donna Lederman, Cindy Schwartz, Shannon Weinberg and Kim Hallenbeck. Alan was predeceased by his first wife and the mother of his children, Frances G. Weinberg; his brother, Harvey Weinberg, and his wife, Claudia; his sister, Phyllis Berenson; his sister-in-law, Lily Salzberg; and his nephew, Rusty Weinberg.

Donations may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 840692, Dallas, TX 75284-0692.