Former Providence Mayor Buddy Cianci to be laid to rest

Police officers and firefighters lined the steps of City Hall as the former mayor's casket was removed from the building.

Since his death, Cianci has been remembered as one of America's most colorful and skilled politicians, who became known nationally for one-liners, endless TV appearances and his own brand of pasta sauce.

Cianci was convicted of racketeering conspiracy and spent 4 ½ years in prison.

Cianci's cause of death still has not been released, but he was diagnosed with cancer in 2014 and underwent chemotherapy and radiation treatments and surgery.