Kenneth G. Littman Obitury

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JAMESTOWN, RI—Family, friends, clients and colleagues mourn the passing of Attorney Kenneth G Littman of Fall River and Jamestown RI, who died peacefully on February 15th, 2024, surrounded by loving family.  He was a good man who will be missed by all who knew him. 

Ken was born in Fall River to Phyllis (Nerenberg) and Arthur Littman. He graduated from Durfee High School in1969, the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, and Suffolk University School of Law.  He practiced law in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. He married Susan Finn in 1984;  they first met in front of Newport Creamery on Bellevue Ave in 1970.

He was modest in talking about his work and the law, but in practice, he was fierce. A fellow lawyer described him as “a warrior” in defense of his clients in court. He was compassionate in serving the legal needs of hundreds of people with intellectual, behavioral, and physical disabilities, often as their legal guardian, ensuring that they received the services that enabled them to live in this difficult world. Ken was a unique soul: simultaneously skeptical, mindful of human frailty, who nonetheless kept pushing the proverbial rock up that hill, trying to make the world a better place. 

He was a man of deep religious faith, observant and a longtime member of Temple Beth El in Fall River, where  he served on the Board of Directors.  He was the president of the Jewish Omni Fund, the Fall River Jewish Home, and the secretary of the Fall River United Jewish Appeal. He was a longtime volunteer for the Jamestown Fire Department Emergency Services and served on the Jamestown Town Council for eight years including two as President. 

He was a man of character, always courteous and fair. He could be very funny, almost always at his own expense. His stories of the less than savory characters who haunted his father’s garment business were hilarious and frightening. He was sentimental, watching classic TV shows until late into the night. He played basketball into his sixties and ran several marathons in his early days. 

He was a sports fan, most enthusiastically and steadfastly when his children and grandson were playing. He went to almost every game. He coached Jake, Abbey, and their friends and would pick them up anywhere in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, always with a Dunkin coffee in hand.  There was never a more devoted Papa to his grandson Jackson. His granddaughter Margery was able to experience Papa’s love too, at the end of his life.

Ken leaves his wife Susan Finn, his son Jake and his wife Carolyn Wyman, daughter Abbey and her husband Byron Halavik, grandson Jackson Littman, granddaughter Margery Halavick, his brother Michael of Buffalo, NY and his brother Harvey and his wife Lisa of Windsor PA, his in-laws Ann, Mary, Kathleen, Colleen, Peter and Danny Finn, their partners and spouses, many cousins, nieces and nephews, and more friends than you can count. He leaves with special thanks to his longtime secretary Marie Sousa and his dear friend Bob Salois, who were faithful friends for so many years. 

Contributions in Ken’s memory may be made to Temple Beth El or the Jamestown Fire Department & EMS, 50 Narragansett Ave., Jamestown, RI 02835

Arrangements by the Hathaway Home for Funerals Fall River. www.hathawayfunerals.com