Jerry J. Coursey Jr.

Jerry J. Coursey, Jr., 77, of West Hartford, beloved husband of Joanne Kelly Coursey for 55 years, passed away on Sunday, February 11 at Hartford Hospital. Mr. Coursey was born in Denver, CO on February 21, 1929 and was the son of Jeremiah and Lucille Switzer Coursey. Mr. Coursey, nicknamed Corky as an infant, attended Regis College in Denver, CO on a baseball and basketball scholarship, graduating in 1950. He was a member of Regis? 1948-49 basketball team that won the Catholic Schools National Championship and set a NCAA record of 36 victories. In 1997, he was inducted with the Inaugural Class to the Regis University Hall of Fame. From 1951-54, Mr. Coursey served in the U.S. Air Force, achieving the rank of 1st Lieutenant. In 1954, he began his career with Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company CML as a sales agent in Denver. In 1960, he became the head of CML?s agency in Long Beach, CA, and a few years later opened CML?s Orange County agency. From 1966-68, he served as Assistant Vice President in CML?s Hartford home office, and became General Agent for CML?s flagship Hartford Agency in 1968. For 16 of the following 17 years ?The Coursey Agency? finished in the top ten of all of CML?s agencies nationwide. The Coursey Agency also won CML?s highest award, The President?s Organization Award, five times during Mr. Coursey?s tenure. Mr. Coursey also served as Senior Vice President for Agency Operations for CML from 1985-1989. Over his years in the Hartford area, Mr. Coursey served as Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of St. Joseph College in West Hartford. He also served on the Board of Directors of Kingswood-Oxford School; The United Way of Greater Hartford and the YMCA of Greater Hartford. Mr. Coursey was also a Corporator of Hartford Hospital, St. Francis Hospital, and the Institute of Living. In addition to his wife, Joanne, Mr. Coursey is survived by his five sons; Jerry J. Coursey III and his wife Mary Griffin of Silver Spring, MD; Michael J. Coursey of Bethesda, MD; Daniel P. Coursey of Newbury Port, MA; Martin J. Coursey and his wife Nancy of West Hartford, CT; and Charles T. Coursey and his wife Mary of West Hartford, CT. Corky also leaves behind fourteen loving grandchildren; Connor and Ian Coursey of Silver Spring, MD; Michael Jr. and Julia Coursey of Bethesda, MD; Tora Coursey of Newbury Port, MA; Kathryn, Sheila, Ryan and Taylor Coursey of West Hartford; and Charlie, Annie, Rosie, Clare and Ned Coursey of West Hartford. He is also survived by his brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Margaret Coursey of Denver CO. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, February 16, at 10:00 a.m. in St. Patrick- St. Anthony Church, 285 Church St., Hartford. Burial will be private. Calling hours are Thursday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the Molloy Funeral Home, 906 Farmington Ave., West Hartford. Online expressions of sympathy may be made at www.molloyfuneralhome.com. The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the ?Joanne K. ?85 and Jerry J. Coursey, Jr. Scholarship Fund? mail to: Saint Joseph College, 1678 Asylum Avenue, West Hartford, CT 06117 and the ?Regis Scholarship Program? mail to: Regis University, Mail Stop B-16, 3333 Regis Boulevard, Denver, CO 80221-1099, Attn: Paul Brocker B-16

Jerry J. Coursey Jr.

February 21, 1929 - February 11, 2007