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James Calabrese Obituary

Calabrese, James 83, of Chicago, November 21, 2010, beloved husband of Mae (nee Marsala), cherished father of Laurene Calabrese, loving grandfather of Jessica and Nicolas Brito, dear brother of Joseph Calabrese, and the late Angelo Calabrese, brother-in-law of Dorothy Calabrese, uncle of JoAnn (Louis) Strazzanti and the late Leonard Calabrese. Memorial Visitation Saturday, November 27, 2010, from 11:00 a.m. till time of memorial service, 12:00 noon at Drake & Son Funeral Home, 5303 N. Western Avenue, Chicago, IL 60625. Interment Rosehill Cemetery. 773-561-6874

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Nov. 23, 2010.

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ignazio calabrese

June 2, 2011

i was heartbroken to recentlydiscovering that james had passed, i have been trying to locate or reach him ,but with no luck . my letters were always returned.james was my cousin. while researching,my family tree ,i dicovered that my father had a 1st cousin, leonardo,which was james father.i traced leonardo to illinois,and james was his youngest son.i would have loved to had the chance to meet or talk to james.he was my ony link to the calabrese line .from the obit ,i know that james had a daughter, if she could contact me ,it would make me very happy,to know that i have other family. i'm 74 ,so james and i 1st generation calabrese's. [email protected]

Rose Pusateri

November 23, 2010

Uncle Jimmy touched us all in a very profound way! He was truly a wonderful man! I loved the look in his eyes when he talked to Laurene and his grandkids; there was no greater love in the world! And of course he was joined at the hip to Antie Mae; I have never seen them apart. It will be sad to see her without him. I will miss his humor most of all; he had 'good ideas' up until the end!!!

With love and respect,
Rose

November 23, 2010

Uncle Jimmy, my Dad, Papa and Grandma are all having a huge pasta feast in Firmosa Castle right now! Love you Uncle Jimmy!
Love,
YOUR ALWAYS FAVORITE NIECE

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