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Obituary for ZURLIS


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Wednesday September 20, 2006

Louis (Lou) J. Zurlis, age 92, passed away Sunday, September 17, 2006. He was born in Nashua, NH on January 1, 1914 of Lithuanian Parentage; he graduated from Becker College in Worcester, MS and moved to Burlington, VT, where he taught accounting for fives years and where he met and married Helen Forville in 1936. They had four children, and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. They moved to Metuchen, NJ where Lou worked at Johnson and Johnson Corporate Offices, where he made budget procedures as used by Johnson and Johnson, he was Plant Comptroller in New Brunswick, NJ; later transferred to Dallas, TX. He retired from Peat Mariwick Mitchell in Dallas, TX in 2003. Lou was an active member of the Knights of Columbus in East Orange, NJ where he was past Grand Knight, as well as in Metuchen, NJ. Lou and Helen relocated to Albuquerque in 2003. Lou is survived by his loving wife of 70 years, Helen Forville Zurlis; his children, James Zurlis and wife, Jude of Richardson, TX, Ann Poynter and husband, Herbert of Albuquerque, Katheleen Hamilton and husband, Richard of Pagosa Springs, CO, and Marilyn Buckley and husband, Pat also, of Albuquerque, NM; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren; his sister, Pauline Vernocie of Worcester, MS. A Memorial Service will be conducted Thursday at 1:00 p.m. at Laurel View Health Care Center, 5900 Forest Hills Dr. NE. At the family's request in lieu of flowers, Memorial contributions may be made to the Cancer Research and Treatment Center, University of New Mexico, 900 Camino De Salud NE, Albuquerque, NM 87131. Funeral Services are entrusted to: Daniels Family Funeral Services Alameda Mortuary 9420 4th Street NW


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