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J. Zelie Calvocoressi Tourais
née Calvocoressi
J. Zelie Calvocoressi Tourais (née Calvocoressi) (26 July 1941 – 19 November 2025) was born in New York, USA to Frances Stewart Whitall Calvocoressi and John Leonidas Calvocoressi. She married Patrick Tourais. Her children were John N. Tourais and Valerie Harris. She died in 2025, in Kingwood, Texas.
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- Mother of John L. Calvocoressi of Middle Haddam; wife of Leonidas J. Calvocoressi (named together as parents).
John L. Calvocoressi passed away on Monday, (October 14, 2002) in Middle Haddam. Mr. Calvocoressi, who was the son of Leonidas J. and Eugenie R. Calvocoressi, is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, J. Zelie and Patrick Tourais of Kingwood, TX; his two sons and daughters-in-law, Leonidas J. and Linda G. Calvocoressi of Watertown, and Thomas J. and Lisa Calvocoressi, of Berlin; his grandchildren, Ameya L. and Gabrielle J. Calvocoressi, and John N. and Valerie F. Tourais… He is predeceased by his beloved wife of 62 years, Frances Whitall Calvocoressi. Mr. Calvocoressi was born in New York City on May 9, 1917.
- Daughter of Frances W. Calvocoressi (with spouse Patrick Tourais of Kingwood TX) — Hartford Courant Frances obituary.
She is survived by her husband, John, whom she married on February 18, 1939 and by three children and their spouses, Zelie and Patrick Tourais of Kingwood, TX, Lee and Linda Calvocoressi of Watertown and Thomas and Lisa Calvocoressi of Berlin. She leaves four grandchildren, Gabrielle and Ameya Calvocoressi and Valerie and John Tourais.
- Own death; wife of Patrick 54 years; mother of Valerie Harris (Chris) and John Tourais (Rachel); daughter of John and Frances Calvocoressi — Darst Funeral Home Kingwood.
Josephine Zelie Calvocoressi Tourais, of Kingwood, TX, passed away peacefully on November 19, 2025, at age 84. Zelie is survived by her loving husband of 54 years, Patrick; her children, Valerie Harris (Chris) and John Tourais (Rachel); her grandchildren, Madeleine, Elise, Lauren and Max; and her brothers, Lee and Thomas. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Frances Calvocoressi.