Oscar K. Swanson ’50

Oscar K. Swanson ’50, of North Smithfield, R.I., formerly of Glocester, R.I.; Dec. 23. He worked at the family owned Swanson-Gay Lumber Company in Cranston, R.I.; was a state purchasing agent for several years; and from 1971 to 1988 was a nursing home administrator at Scalabrini Villa and St. Elizabeth Home, both in Rhode Island. A U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, he was a past president of the Glocester Town Council and member of the Glocester School Committee. He is survived by two daughters, a son, a daughter-in-law, a son-in-law, four granddaughters, and a great-grandson.