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Birth:          21 Feb 1915 Bridgeport, Conn.
Death:          5 Aug 2003 Piedmont, Cal.
Burial:         14 Aug 2003 St. Michael's Cemetery, Stratford, Conn.

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email from Anthony Masi 9 Nov 2020
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ctpost/obituary.aspx?n=samuel-j-tedesco&pid=1315192
TEDESCO The Hon. Samuel J. Tedesco, age 88, of Piedmont, Calif., devoted husband of 61 years to 
Evelyn DeGruttola Tedesco, entered into the Kingdom of the Lord on Tuesday, August 5, 2003, following a 
prolonged illness. Born and raised in Bridgeport, he was the son of the late Joseph Tedesco and Elizabeth 
Gelormino Tedesco. A resident of Fairfield and Greenwich in his later years, Judge Tedesco retired from the 
State of Connecticut Judicial Department, where he had served as both Superior Court and Administrative 
Judge of Fairfield County. He graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1936, and received his law 
degree from Boston University in 1938. He began his career in private law practice in Bridgeport in 1939, 
and was elected to represent the Bridgeport area in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1940-
1942. He joined the United States Army in 1943, and served in World War II, the European Theater in 
England, Belgium and France. Following his war service, he returned home to Bridgeport, continued to 
practice law, and was elected to the Connecticut Senate from 1949-1953, where he served as Minority 
Leader. At the city level in 1957, Judge Tedesco was elected Mayor of Bridgeport, the only candidate who 
was able to win that office from Mayor Jasper McLevy, who had served as Mayor for 24 years. During his 
term as Mayor of Bridgeport, he was also elected as Lieutenant Governor, serving under Gov. John 
Dempsey from 1962-1965. Following his service at the state level, he was appointed as Judge of the 
Superior Court and Administrative Judge in Fairfield County and served the court from 1967 to 1980 when he 
retired. Judge Tedesco spent the last 14 years of his life in Piedmont, Calif., where he enjoyed his years 
traveling and enjoying his family. He will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved him. Survivors, in 
addition to his beloved wife, Evelyn, include his son, Joseph, of Piedmont; his sister, Sally Monaco of 
Trumbull; his brother, Louis Tedesco of Bridgeport; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was 
predeceased by a sister, Elizabeth Aurelio. A private funeral service with full military and state honors will be 
held TODAY, August 14, 2003, at Holy Rosary Church with interment in St. Michael s Cemetery, Stratford. 
Funeral services have been arranged by the Commerce Hill Funeral Home, 4798 Main Street, Bridgeport (on 
the Trumbull line). Gov. John G. Rowland has ordered the lowering of the Connecticut state flag on all public 
buildings from dawn to dusk TODAY, August 14, 2003, in honor of Samuel J. Tedesco.

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Published in Connecticut Post on Aug. 14, 2003.
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Parents
TEDESCHI Giuseppe (29 May 1893 - )
GELORMINO Elizabeth ()

Siblings
TEDESCO Elizabeth ()
TEDESCO Louis ()
TEDESCO Sally ()
TEDESCO Samuel J. (21 Feb 1915 - 5 Aug 2003)

Marriage To DE GRUTTOLA Evelyn ()
    m. 1942 

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Children by DE GRUTTOLA Evelyn 
TEDESCO Joseph ()

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