Tess Szamatulski

Tess Szamatulski
September 17, 1954 - September 25, 2023
Tess Szamatulski, 69, died on September 25, 2023 after a full and too-short life. Tess was born in Bridgeport, CT the daughter of Arthur and Bessie Demcsak.
She was the adored wife of Mark Szamatulski and together they raised three children: Noella, Paulette and Rob.
Tess was a beautiful woman inside and out with a lively, generous and fun-loving personality. She loved to travel and experience new places and did a good deed every day to make someone's life better.
She was a great cook, and a gracious hostess. A Sunday dinner with Tess was on a grand scale, with great soups and appetizers followed by delicious main courses that had many sides and ended with dessert. These dinners were 4-hour events that often included talking, games, sitting in the backyard, many courses and lots of love.
One of her special talents was creating a family full of love and support that is generations deep. Tess had a special talent for making each family member feel special and appreciated. And today, thanks to her legacy, her family stands strong together.
She never lost her wonder for life and was always excited by the first robin in the Spring, the first lilies or hostas that sprang up from the ground, a sunrise, a sunset or a great thunderstorm. She had a green thumb and nurtured many flowers and vegetables and created a beautiful flower garden in her back yard.
Tess ran several businesses over the years: Trumbull Workout Center, Catered By Tess, Maltose Express, Maltose Press and Veracious Brewing Company. She also wrote two books with her husband: Clone Brews and Beer Captured. For those who worked with her professionally she never had customers, she had friends.
She was also an animal lover who volunteered with her therapy dog Grady and had many great dogs over the years including: Maui, Maize, Grady, Lucy, Ralph and George. She loved taking the dogs to training and then training them at home.
Tess is survived by and remembered with deep love by her husband Mark Szamatulski, children Noella Duh and her husband Paul, Paulette Schmidt and her husband Eric and Robert Blain and his wife Alice; three grandchildren, Aquinnah Schmidt, Paul Duh and Amelia Schmidt; her brother Michael Demcsak and his wife Sharon; mother-in-law Lorraine Szamatulski, sisters-in-law Mary Pulido and husband Jorge and Laura Szamatulski; brother-in-law David Szamatulski and wife Deanna and their children; and by Aunt Barbara Yasinski, Aunt Patricia Damiani, Uncle Ray Powell and Aunt Janet Powell. She is also survived by her bonus children, Heather Angelico, Amy Meador, Kevin Buonagurio and Brad Weissman.
Tess, we love you bunches and bunches honey, it will never stop. Ti amo!
Services will be private.