Brian Joseph Esleeck

PROVIDENCE, RI - Brian Joseph Esleeck, 46, of 2424 Pawtucket Avenue, East Providence, RI, formerly of Newport, died Tuesday, November 15, 2005, at Rhode Island Hospital, in Providence, RI. Born in Hartford, CT, on April 28, 1959, he was the son Adeline Silvia Esleeck of Middletown, RI and the late Bernard J. Esleeck. Mr. Esleeck worked in the maintenance department at the Rhode Island Veterans Home in Bristol, RI, retiring in 1990 due to a disability. Mr.Esleeck attended Roger High School and was a gifted artist. His hobbies and lifelong passions were botany and Lepidoptera which is the study of butterflies. Besides his mother he is survived by his siblings Linda Michalek, of Portsmouth, RI, Craig Esleeck of Newport, RI, Darrell Esleeck of Hyannis, MA, and Jamee Bartis, of Middletown, RI, his nieces and nephew Erica Michalek, of Newport, RI, Michael Esleeck, of Pawtucket, RI, Kayla Augustus, of Middletown, RI, and Michele Esleeck, of Pawtucket, RI. His funeral will be held on Friday, November 18, 2005, at 11am in the Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway, Newport, RI, where relatives and friends are invited to attend. Burial will be in Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Exeter, RI. Memorial donations may be made to Rhode Island Veterans Home,Metacom Avenue, Bristol, RI 02908.