Albert R. Rivet beloved husband of Elizabeth (Lanagan) Rivet and son of the late Normand and Yvonne (Lague) Rivet transitioned peacefully from this life to the next in the presence of his family at home on March 24, 2022.
He was born on January 17, 1947 in New Bedford, Massachusetts. He was the proud father of eight daughters and one son. They and their spouses are Anne and Kevin Weaver of Wilmington Delaware, Kathryn Marshall of Assonet, Martha and Douglas Lally of Marion, Elizabeth and Dr. Neil Oliveira of Mattapoisett, Margaret and Major Daniel J. Callahan USA of Assonet, Maureen and Christopher Desmarais of Dartmouth, Sarah and Caleb Morgan of Marion, Michael Rivet and fiancé Cady Kerin of Montpelier Vermont, and Mary and Peter Mello of Rochester. Survivors also include his siblings Norma Scott and her husband James of Jupiter Florida, Captain Leonard Rivet USN and Dr. Roberta Rivet of Viera Florida, and Denise Tetreault and her husband Denis of Acushnet. Albert was blessed with a large, loving family including 31 grandchildren whom he loved so dearly. His greatest pleasure was spending time with all of them and teaching them about faith in God and finding joy in the simple things in life.
He had a strong commitment to living a life of service beginning with service to his country as an SP4 Military Police Officer then began his career of 25 years of service to the Massachusetts State Police where he served along side his beloved brother and sister troopers and took pride in serving the people of the commonwealth.
Albert attended Bristol Community College and continued his education at Roger Williams University where he earned a BS degree in Criminal Justice. A lifelong learner, he continued his studies at Salve Regina University and earned a master’s degree in Criminal Justice.
More recently, Albert continued to serve his community as an entrepreneur and educator to the real estate community in specialty of Title 5 and septic preservation.
Albert and his wife Elizabeth devoted their lives to their church community where they served in programs such as Emmaus, Cursillo, Birth Right, prison ministry, eucharist ministry and pro-life community and co-sponsor of RCIA. His greatest desire was to pass this on to his children and grandchildren to share God’s greatest gift which is Love . His favorite motto was “Who can I help today?”
His Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Thursday March 31, 2022 at 10 am at St. John Neumann Church, 157 Middleboro Rd. East Freetown. His family has requested that the public meet directly at church. Visiting hours will be held on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 from 2-8 pm at Saunders-Dwyer Mattapoisett Home For Funerals 50 County Rd. Mattapoisett. Relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made in his memory to Beat the Beast Foundation https://www.facebook.com/momweav/, Community Nurse Home Care 62 Center St. Fairhaven, MA 02719 and Birthright of New Bedford 110 Summer St. New Bedford, MA 02740. For directions and guestbook, visit www.saundersdwyer.com.
Dear Betty,
So sad for you and your family….
We all have such good memories of Uncle Al. A fun-loving gentle Giant for sure.
Sending much love.
Marcia Letendre Moeder
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Al was the closest thing to a dad.
I’m so sorry for your loss Betty, children, grandchildren,nephews,and nieces.
Al may you soar with the angels.
Betty,
I’m so sorry for your loss. I’m sending lots of love to you and the rest of the family.
Love,
Sarah Davis
Betty we were saddened to hear of the passing of Al. He was such a caring, loving individual who gave his all to whatever he involved himself with. I’m sure he will be looking after all whom he loved . He will be sorely missed. Our prayers are with you and your family .
Love , Arlene & Jim McNamee
To Al’s Family: I was so sad to hear of his passing and my thoughts and sympathy are with the family in this time of sorrow. Al was a wonderful person, one of the kindest men I have met in my life. Always a pleasure to see him in our office back when he was doing Title 5 Inspections quite frequently in Westport. Always happy and easy for a laugh. He spoke of his family with such love and pride.
Al was a wonderful human being. My thoughts and prayers go out to his entire family. He will always remain in the hearts and minds of all who both knew and loved him..
I am so sad to hear that Al has passed on but I know he fought hard to stay with his family. Al was such a sweet man and it was such a joy seeing him at the office in Acushnet and in Rochester. I will miss not seeing his smiling face. My sympathies to his wife and family whom he loved dearly and spoke of often! ♥️♥️
Amelia b. Mello
I would like to send my deepest condolences to
Mr. Rivets wife Mrs. Rivet and their entire wonderful
Family. What a phenominal legacy he left
Behind and a memorable tribute in Mr. Rivets
Obituary. He was blessed and loved from his family
Many friends and so many others. He will remain in the hearts and lives of everyone who knew him.
Mr. Rivet would come into the mattapoisett town hall
At the board of health office regarding titlev
Inspections pumpouts septic repairs and so on
I will always remember his sense of humor kindness
Knowledge and conversations shared especially on how much he loved his family. Mr. Rivet was a special person
Who made the world a better and brighter place to live
And be in. I was blessed and glad to know him.
It still feels like a dream that be is gone. May rest in
Peace with angels. God bless his entire family.
Sincerely
Amelia or as known as millie