Carrigan Nelson came home to Aquidneck Island on New Year’s Eve, escorted by police and first responders in a quiet, deeply moving tribute to a young woman whose courage and kindness left a lasting mark on our community.
Carrigan, 24, died on Christmas Day at Boston Children’s Hospital after a seven-year fight with osteosarcoma, a rare and aggressive bone cancer. Diagnosed in 2019, she endured repeated surgeries and setbacks, yet continued to sing, advocate for pediatric cancer patients and lift up others facing serious illness.
On New Year’s Eve, a multi-agency procession brought Carrigan home from Boston. Massachusetts State Police escorted her to the Rhode Island state line, where police, fire and rescue departments from across Aquidneck Island joined to guide her to Memorial Funeral Home…