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September 14, 2006

Funeral today for Hendricken grad killed in Iraq

PROVIDENCE – The funeral for Marine Lance Cpl. Eric P. Valdepeñas of Seekonk, Mass., who was killed Sept. 4 while on patrol in Iraq, is this morning at 11 at the Cathedral of Saints Peter & Paul, at One Cathedral Square in Providence. Burial will be private.

The youngest of eight children, Valdepeñas was a 2003 graduate of Bishop Hendricken High School in Warwick. He was in his sophomore year at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst when his reserve unit -- the 1st Battalion, 25th Marines, weapons company -- was called up in December. They were deployed to Iraq in March.

Governor Carcieri is planning to attend this morning's funeral Mass.

The family has asked that, in lieu of flowers, donations be sent to the Lance Cpl. Eric P. Valdepeñas Memorial Scholarship Fund at Bishop Hendricken High School, 2615 Warwick Avenue, Warwick, RI 02889.

Click here to post a tribute to Eric P. Valdepeñas.

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