Although legally Rita's first name was Marguerite she was always known as Rita. She never used her first name. Rita was born in a home on Bellevue Avenue in North Smithfield's Union Village in 1925..

Hormidas was married to Exilda Drainvile nee Caouette.

My great grandfather, John worked in the Alice mill as did his son, my grandfather, John Sr. John Sr. played basketball for the Alice mill. John Jr. (John Joseph) started working at US Rubber in the 1940's and worked there for 20 years. He was a Union President and represented the best paid workers in Woonsocket at US Rubber.