Date: Fri 10-Apr-1998

Publication: Ant

Author: JUDYC

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Paul Fiore, 45, Cape Cod Dealer

BOSTON, MASS. -- Paul John Fiore, 45, an antiques dealer, died at New England

Medical Center in Boston after an illness.

He was the son of Alfred L. Fiore, Sr, and Mary A. Perfetti Fiore of

Grayslake, Ill.

An antiques dealer, Fiore was born in Highland Park, Ill. He was a resident of

Cotuit, Mass., for the past 25 years, and had summered there in previous

years.

He graduated from Bentley College and received his master's degree in business

administration from Babson College, both in Waltham, Mass.

An authority on Stickley furniture and design of the American Arts and Crafts

period, Fiore helped pioneer its revival.

He got his start in antiques with John Cira at Backyard Gallery.

He received an award from Craftsman Farms, home of Gustav Stickley, for making

a significant contribution to the revival of interest in the Arts and Crafts

movement.

Besides his parents, he is survived by three sisters, Claudia M. Walter of

Grayslake, Ill., Loretta M. Foss of Prairie View, Ill., and Marisa Ann Kelley

of Arlington. Mass.,; two brothers, Michael P. Fiore of Grayslake, Ill., and

Alfred L. Fiore, Jr, of Knoxville, Tenn.; his paternal grandmother, Josephine

Fiore of Libertyville, Ill.; his friend, Ray Cadrin of Cambridge, Mass.,; and

18 nieces and nephews.

A funeral Mass was celebrated at Christ the King Church, Mashpee Commons,

Mashpee, Mass. Burial was in Mosswood Cemetery, Cotuit.

Memorial donations may be made to the Children's Place, 3059 West Augusta

Avenue, Chicago, Ill. 60622.