Below: Items are from Thomas (Tommy) and Valerie (Terilli) Calvanezi's wedding/reception that ws held at Lauritano's in Bronx, New York
Vincent James Calvanezi Jr was born August 4, 1921 in Bronx, New York to Vincent and Helen (Pivarnick) Calvanezi and died December 13, 2010 in Connecticut. He is buried in Central Burying Grounds, Hamden, Connecticut. He was married to Muriel Gloria (Gibbons) Calvenezi who was born on July 23, 1925 in Newark, New Jersey and died November 11, 1997 in Hamden, Connecticut and is buried with her husband . Her parents were Matthew and Beatrice (Dubois) Gibbons.
What else I know/have found:
- Vincent was in the Air Force -certificate below and link to Ancestry.com
- Vincent had a brother named Joseph Calvanezi
- Believe he changed his name to Joe Calvan (verified in obit of Vincent)
- Was a Stage Manager, Performer, Choreographer, Production Staff and involved in:
- Call me Mister
- Grease
- West Side Story
- One of the picture below is believed to be his head shot from acting on Broadway
- Believe he changed his name to Joe Calvan (verified in obit of Vincent)
- Vincent has a daughter named Helen Sweeney/Bourne of St. Augustine, FL
- Vincent had a son named James Calvanezi of Milford, Connecticut
- Vincent had a son named Thomas Calvanezi who married Valerie Terilli
- Their wedding/reception was held at Lauritano's in Bronx, New York.
- Pictures below- one is a picture card signed by Valerie and Tommy
- Their wedding/reception was held at Lauritano's in Bronx, New York.
CALVANEZI, VINCENT J. Vincent James Calvanezi, 89, beloved husband of the late Muriel Gibbons Calvanezi, passed away Dec. 13, 2010 in the Lord Chamberlain Nursing Home after a brief illness. He was born in the Bronx, NY, a son of the late Vincent and Helen Pavarnik Calvanezi, and had resided in Hamden for 20 years before moving to Stratford in 2008. Vincent proudly served in the US Air Force during WW II as a tailgunner and instructor, and was employed as a retail clerk prior to his retirement. He enjoyed Sports Haven, the NY Mets and the NY Giants. He is survived by a daughter, Helen Sweeney, of Monroe, two sons James Calvanezi and Thomas Calvanezi of Milford, a brother Joseph Calvan of Las Vegas, a niece Sharon O'Connor of Stratford, a nephew Craig Wilson of Phoeniz, AZ. In addition to his wife, he was predeceased by a sister in law Elizabeth "Betty" Wilson, a brother in law Robert Wilson, and nephew Richard Wilson. Funeral from BEECHER & BENNETT, 2300 WHITNEY AVE., HAMDEN, Friday, Dec. 17, at 9:30am. Mass of Christian Burial will be Celebrated in St. Stephen Church, Ridge Rd. Hamden at 10am.Friends may call Thursday from 4-7 pm. Interment with Military Honors in Centerville Cemetery aka Central Burying Grounds.
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Below: I believe this is a photo Joseph Calvanezi aka Joe Calvan.
Below: items of Vincent James and wife Muriel (Gibbons) Calvanezi Jr
Below: No information is known on the photos below but were with the other items. They also come from New York
Above: Taken at The Balalaika Restaurant in Yonkers, New York
Above: Portrait by Chester Photo Studio, Bronx, New York.