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Amedee Louis Norvez, 84, died peacefully in his sleep, at his home, Sunday, September 24, 2023. He was born August 21, 1939, in Guerin, Brittany, France. He was the son of Joseph Norvez and Anne Marie LeRoi Norvez. Amedee graduated from Lycee Guerin in 1956. He served in the French army for two years in the French-Algerian War (1954-1962). He emigrated to the United States in 1963 to join his brother in New York. When his brother returned to France, Amedee decided to stay in New York and became a United States citizen. He worked in the restaurant business in many capacities for 35 years. In 1965 he married Christiane LeGoff. They were married for 25 years and had four children. In 1996, Amedee retired to Mooresville, N.C. There he spent the next 27 years with his second wife, Rita Castorina Norvez. Amedee was a loyal member of the Knights of Columbus as a third degree Knight. He is best remembered as their cook at the Monday night meetings. He would prepare special dishes and was sorely missed when he turned the responsibility over to another Knight. He had experienced poor health for the last ten years. He is predeceased by his father and mother, his brother, Pierre, his first wife Christiane, his daughters, Nadine, and Carine. Surviving in addition to his wife, Rita Castorina Norvez, are his son Claude Norvez and his wife Tara Sapia Norvez of Queens, New York; his son Andre Norvez and his wife, Anna Woods Norvez of South Orange, New Jersey; and eight grandchildren: Aidan, Carine, Chloe, Niamh, Tatum, Declan, Riley, and Maxine. The family wants to thank the owners of Hearts4Home Caregiving and Recreation Services, Mooresville, N.C., Shelly and Ron Burns and especially caregivers, Angela, Luquica, Zantrice, Sunshine, and Moon for their loving, expert care for the last 20 months. Also, Hospice nurses, Lindsay and Abigail, for their outstanding professional and tender care for the last year. A Roman Catholic Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, September 29, 2023, at 11am, at Saint Therese Catholic Church, 217 Brawley School Road, Mooresville, N.C. The family will receive family and friends in the Narthex of the Church immediately following Mass. Details for LIVE access are below: Livestream start time: 10:57am Livestream end time: 12:20pm The Broadcast can be accessed LIVE from this page on our website: https://www.sainttherese.net/mass-livestream Viewers should scroll down the page and click the arrow in the center of the StreamSpot viewer to start watching the stream (It will say "Live" in the upper left corner beginning at 10:57am). To access the broadcast after the funeral: The broadcast can also be watched from the Mass Livestream page on our website for 1 week after the funeral has ended. Viewers will need to click in the StreamSpot viewer, then click the option for "Previous Broadcasts." From there, us the arrows to scroll through the broadcasts to get to the funeral and then click the picture to play the broadcast. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 7023, Merrifield, V.A. 22116-7023. Arrangements were made by Cavin-Cook Funeral Home and Crematory, Mooresville, N.C.

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Amedee Louis Norvez

August 21, 1939 - September 24, 2023