{"id":1632,"date":"2025-08-21T12:35:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T12:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.justnews24.info\/?p=1632"},"modified":"2025-08-21T12:35:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T12:35:20","slug":"how-frank-caprios-wife-of-over-60-years-made-a-decision-that-changed-everythin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.justnews24.info\/?p=1632","title":{"rendered":"How Frank Caprio\u2019s wife of over 60 years made a decision that changed everythin"},"content":{"rendered":"
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How Frank Caprio\u2019s wife of over 60 years made a decision that changed everythin<\/h1>\n
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The \u2018nicest judge in the world\u2019 has passed away, and people everywhere are mourning.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But we might never have known Frank Caprio at all if it weren\u2019t for his wife, Joyce.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Helped his father with the milk truck<\/h2>\n

Judge\u00a0Frank Caprio<\/a>, beloved for his heartwarming and viral courtroom moments, has passed away at 88. The former Providence, Rhode Island, judge died \u201dpeacefully\u201d after a long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Caprio, who grew up in the Italian-American neighborhood of Federal Hill in Providence, Rhode Island, was the second of three sons born to Antonio Caprio, an immigrant from Teano, Italy, and Filomena Caprio, whose family had come from Naples. His father worked as a fruit peddler and milkman \u2014 a job that would profoundly shape Caprio\u2019s philosophy and decisions later as a judge.<\/p>\n

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As a child, Caprio would wake at 4 a.m. to help his father on the milk truck before heading to school. He remembers how his father would continue deliveries even to families who couldn\u2019t pay.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy father never stopped delivering milk to anyone who had a child,\u201d Caprio told the Associated Press in 2002. He continued, \u201cHe would take money out of his own pocket and tell the company, \u2019They made a payment\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was a kind, compassionate man. His influence has had a great impact on me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rise to fame<\/h2>\n

Caprio attended Providence public schools while working as a dishwasher and shoe-shiner. He graduated from Central High School, where he won the state wrestling championship in 1953.<\/p>\n

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He went on to earn a bachelor\u2019s degree from Providence College in 1958 and then began teaching American government at Hope High School in Providence. During this time, he attended night classes at Suffolk University School of Law in Boston, paving the way for a career in law.<\/p>\n

Caprio\u2019s rise to international fame came through his traffic court cases, which went viral on social media and racked up over 1.7 billion views. Known for his empathy and fairness, Caprio always took individual circumstances into account when making decisions.<\/p>\n

But becoming a celebrity was far from guaranteed for Frank.<\/p>\n

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Frank Caprio (C) attends the 51st annual Daytime Emmys Awards at The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles on June 07, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

His younger brother, Joe, had been filming him for local access television for 25 years, but it was Caprio\u2019s wife, Joyce, who suggested using the footage to showcase his courtroom work.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t like the idea actually, but of course, when my wife makes a suggestion, I usually don\u2019t win that battle,\u201d Caprio told\u00a0Rhode Island Monthly.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI agreed we would try it and see if it was something that worked. And there was an overwhelmingly positive response.\u201d<\/p>\n

The cases initially aired on WLNE-TV, with a run on ABC 6 at the turn of the century that increased his local popularity. But it was the posting of videos to platforms like Facebook and YouTube by Sociable\u2019s John Methia, also the senior producer for Citylife Production, that brought Caprio global recognition.<\/p>\n

In 2017, Caprio received what he called \u201cthe magic phone call\u201d from Debmar-Mercury, leading to the national spotlight for\u00a0Caught in Providence<\/em>. The show premiered with 130 episodes airing twice daily on Fox, reaching 90 percent of the country, including major markets like New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago.<\/p>\n

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