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Louis B. Bellesi

Posted 2019-06-08 by Judy Wight Branson
Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona
Friday, March 29, 2019

Louis B. Bellesi, 89, former longtime resident of Prescott, Arizona,
died Tuesday, March 26, 2019, in Colorado Springs after a brief
illness.

Lou was born in Chicago to Battista and Louise (Belzone) Bellesi and
attended public schools there. He obtained his bachelor’s degree from
UCLA and served four years in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean
War.

He was employed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, retiring in
1985. In 1986 the family moved to Prescott where they lived for 31
years before moving to Colorado Springs. In retirement, he belonged to
the Antelope Hills Men’s Club, Citizens’ Water Advocacy Group, and
the Public Lands Foundation.

Lou is survived by his wife, Mary Kay; a daughter Anne Foley (John);
three grandchildren, all of Colorado Springs, a sister Irene of
Gardnerville, California; a cousin Richard of Colorado Springs; and
several nephews and nieces.

No services will be held. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions
can be made to the George Lea Founder’s Scholarship, Public Lands
Foundation, PO Box 7226, Arlington, VA 22207
(https://publicland.org/donate/), to Citizens’ Water Advocacy Group,
PO Box 13145, Prescott, AZ 86304 (https://cwagaz.org/join-re-new-
donate?eventId=1&controller=event&task=individualRegister), or to a
charity of your choice.

Information provided by survivors.




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