Obituary of Bernadette Scalisi Besse

BESSE, Bernadette Scalisi, 56, of Wesley Chapel, Florida passed away January 28, 2013. She was born in Beaumont, Texas and moved to Florida from Colorado 13 years ago. Bernadette was a member of the Corpus Christi Catholic Church. She was an entrepreneur and computer programmer and had many interests and hobbies but mostly enjoyed spending time with family and friends. Bernadette was a big dreamer who was excited and passionate about life. She is survived by her two sons, Nicholas and Geoffrey; daughter, Miranda Hager and her husband, John; parents, Samuel and Grace Scalisi; four sisters, Rachal Jordan, Liz Gallier, Monica Roberts and Melanie Porter; grandson, Malachai Besse and ex-husband, George Besse. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 2nd at Loyless Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Bernadette's memory to the Florida Cancer Specialists, checks should be made out to "FCS Foundation" - Florida Cancer Specialists, 3402 W. Martin Luther King Blvd, Tampa, FL 33607.