Beloved Rhode Island Judge Frank Caprio has died after a cancer diagnosis, according to posts on his popular social media pages.

Relatives confirmed his death to NBC affiliate WJAR on Wednesday, a day after he'd asked followers from a hospital bed for their prayers.

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"Unfortunately I've had a setback, I'm back in the hospital now and I'm coming to you again asking you to remember me in your prayers once more," Caprio said, referring to a previous bout with pancreatic cancer .

Gov. Dan McKee ordered that Rhode Island flags fly at half-staff through the day of his interment, calling Caprio a "treasure" who connected with people as "a symbol of empathy on the bench, showing us what is possible when justice is tempe

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