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CRANSTON -- The funeral procession came through Jimmy Pagano's old neighborhood in Garden City and it brought the neighborhood to a standstill as his casket was led and surrounded by Cranston firefighters and the Rhode Island Professional Firefighters Pipes and Drums Corps.

As the procession came to the church it passed by the Garden City Barbershop, where people stood quietly and watched them pass.

Outside the Canston-Johnston Catholic Regional School, students and teachers stood in silence, some of the children had their hands over their hearts.

The police have charged Nicholas Gianquitti, 40, with murdering Pagano after the neighbors allegedly had a dispute. A District Court judge Wednesday ordered Gianquitti held without bail.

As the procession neared the Church of St. Mark, firefighters from all over the state stood at attention. Cranston firefighters lined either side of the walkway into the church.

As the casket was brought in by six Cranston firefighters who'd been closest to Pagano, the Cranston firefighters on either side of the aisle raised their white gloves in a salute. Pagano's family walked behind the mahogany casket, some of them bursting into tears. Pagano was a married father of two.

"What's the worst is seeing the family," said retired Providence fire investigator Bob Jarvis, a drummer in the pipes and drums corps. "The whole thing is just tragic. It was senseless."

Outside an old friend watched in awe. Greg Mancini, of North Kingstown, had grown up with Pagano as one of the "Garden City boys," their homes only a few streets away.

Mancini said he had stood in line at the wake last night for his old friend for two hours. Pagano's death has brought together many people. Some of his old friends had flown in from all across the country to be here.

"The whole thing is unfortunate and unecessary," Mancini said.

Firefighters from Cranston, Providence, Bristol, Coventry and elsewhere paid respects yesterday at Pagano's wake.

From The Journal: More about Pagano and the shooting.

-- Journal staff writers Amanda Milkovits and Tom Mooney

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Robert White said:

God Bless the Pagano family and all Firefighters

Link | May 23, 2008 11:48 AM
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Debbie Boory said:

God will watch over the Pagano family.

Link | May 23, 2008 1:34 PM
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jean said:

Our very deepest sympathy to our neighbors, the Pagano's . The news was a shock to all who knew the family.

With sympathy, Jean, Steve and Marc

Link | May 24, 2008 9:16 AM
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janet said:

It's just astonishing to me that the person charged with this appears to be ablebodied and yet has had a tax free income from the state for more than a decade as disabled.

It's no wonder the state is going bankrupt, and hardworking taxpayers are being milked dry to support this and other state employees retiring after only twenty years. Boy, age 40 and having a fat pension and health care coming in for the rest of your life, who gets that in the private sector. That is criminal.

Link | May 26, 2008 7:03 PM
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dave said:

Try again janet....he was only on the force a few months, not 20 years.

EVEN WORSE !!!!!

Link | May 27, 2008 9:36 AM
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