CHARLTON, Mass. (WHDH) — Tricia Tarentino, the widow of fallen Officer Ron Tarentino, spoke before his funeral Friday, offering gratitude for all the support her family has received.
Tarentino was joined outside St. Joseph’s Church by her three sons. Tarentino thanked police and fire departments, friends and family and the community for all they have done, calling the support a “blessing.”
“Words cannot express the deep gratitude we have for the outpouring of support,” said Tarentino. “We have been blessed by all the thoughts, prayers, meals, flowers, signs, services donated and vigils that were so moving to watch.”
Tarentino also thanked the residents of Rochdale Street who came to her husband’s aide after he was shot and the first responders, doctors and nurses who took care of him. Tarentino then offered her best wishes to the state trooper who was injured in the shootout in Oxford. That shootout took the life of Jorge Zambrano, the man who shot her husband at a traffic stop in Auburn.
Tarentino said she was amazed to see how many lives her husband had touched.
“Ron would be so touched to see how much he was loved,” said Tarentino.
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