01/06/2026
BRISTOL -
Christina A. Ricci, 78, of King Philip Avenue, passed away on December 15, 2025, at home.
Born in Providence, she was the daughter of James V. and Bertha “Sis” F. (Graydon) Ricci. She is survived by her daughters: Lisa Wieland of Louisville, CO, and Lauren (Brian) Weinstein of Essex, CT; grandchildren: Lucas Wieland, Bradley James Fenniman, Benjamin Weinstein, and Jessica Weinstein; and brothers: Steven (Anne) Ricci of Bristol, and Peter Ricci of Pawtucket.
She was predeceased by her brother, James Ricci.
Christina received her Undergraduate degree from Indiana University and her Master’s degree from American University in Washington, D.C. She worked as an organizational development consultant and served as the Director of Human Resources for several large pharmaceutical companies, such as Novartis and Millenium Pharmaceutical, before retiring.
Christina served on the board of Hope High Dollars for Scholars, supporting graduating seniors from her high school alma mater up until the past year. She was an avid New England Patriots fan, loved cooking for others, skiing, and golf, wrote poetry, and loved to travel in Europe and to spend time in St Pete, FL each winter. Most of all, she cherished her time spent with family and friends.
Christina grew up surrounded by her father, James V Ricci's large extended family. Her home was social central, always filled with laughter and activity, with big dinners and a lot of dancing led by Christina and her eldest brother, Jim. She was Jimmy's little sister and Steven and Peter's big sister. She graduated from Hope High School, where she was active in student government and clubs, majorettes, and swimming. She met a Hope grad now attending Brown University and married Wayne Pomiansky. They had two daughters and then moved from Rhode Island to the Midwest. There she pursued her undergraduate degree, which led her to her life’s work in human resources. She researched careers extensively to connect her passion with her profession and always loved her work. When her daughters were old enough, her mantra was to guide them to do what they love, find what they are good at, and know what jobs will actually exist in the future.
Having moved back east to the greater Boston area, her experience and energy opened the door to positions with Polaroid and, soon after, with Digital Equipment Corporation, where she spent many years developing and refining personnel practices and coaching others. She went on to pursue a Master’s Degree in Organizational Development – traveling on weekends while her girls were in middle and high school. After a decade as an executive in the pharmaceutical world, she ended her career on a high note as part of a highly regarded consulting practice with a dear professional mentor and partner.
She was always growing, learning, and sharing herself with others. As she evolved as an individual, she and Wayne amicably ended their marriage yet remained very friendly until his passing in 2013. She found true love in her adult years, which also brought fun and adventure, travel to the mountains of France and Switzerland, a lot more dancing, and lasted the rest of her joyful life. Chris shared with her daughters that she had no regrets, was proud of all she had accomplished and of her daughters, and had led a wonderful life.
She was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia almost 5 years ago and, despite heavy treatment, was truly able to enjoy the past few years by cooking, entertaining, watching the boaters and wildlife on the water from her home overlooking the Mount Hope Bay. She had recently traveled to Italy to visit dear friends, explore the Lombardy region, and complete a bucket list item: attending an opera at Teatro alla Scala in Milan.
She was a beloved friend to many from living in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, North Carolina, Indiana, and Connecticut, as well as through her professional travels abroad. She was an incredible mother and inspiration to her two daughters, a loving grandmother, and loved her siblings, cousins, nieces, and all the littles dearly. Christina was known for never uttering a negative word about anyone throughout her life. Her positive outlook towards her family, friends, neighbors, and strangers alike will truly be missed.
The family would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to both Bayada Home Health Care and Hope Health Hospice Care for their exceptional care and compassion provided to Christina and her family.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to: The Rhode Island Foundation - Hope High Class of ’65 Endowed Scholarship Fund in memory of Christina Ricci.
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