Jackie Lynn Gaudiano

Jackie was born to Anthony P. Schifani and Minnie M. Emmite, March 23, 1945, in Houston, Texas. She grew up in the East end of Houston, attended Queen of Peace Catholic School and graduated from Incarnate Word Academy in 1963. She met her husband Joseph Gaudiano in 1956 and they married in 1965. Together they raised two girls in Glenbrook Valley before moving to Pearland in 1998. Jackie worked in banking for 30 years and began her career at Allied Bank of Texas and continued her career as a Vice President at Texas Commerce Bank and First Interstate Bank. She was a member of Ladies of Sacred Heart and St. Helen Catholic Church. She was an avid card player and loved her bus trips to the casinos in Louisiana with her friends. She also had a love for travelling abroad. Jackie adored her four grandchildren and her world stopped when they were around.

She is survived by her husband, Joseph Gaudiano; daughters Jody Koury and husband Robert, Julie Upton and husband Randy; grandchildren Amy and Michelle Koury, Tyler and Katie Upton; brother Steve Schifani and wife Mary Pat; brother-in-laws Anthony Gaudiano and wife Betty, Frank Gaudiano and wife Sheila. She also leaves many nieces and nephews to cherish her memory.

She was preceded in death by Anthony P. Schifani, father, Minnie Schifani, mother, Frank F. Gaudiano, father-in-law, and Angelina Gaudiano, mother-in-law.

Pallbearers: Robert Koury, Randy Upton, Tyler Upton, Garrett Grothe, Charlie Voorhees, Kyle Voorhees.

Services will be held Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at St. Helen Catholic Church, Pearland, TX. Visitation at 9:00 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. Private burial for immediate family to follow at Forest Park Lawndale, Abbey Mausoleum. Due to COVID, there will not be a reception following the service. The family requests that donations be made in memory of Jackie to the ALS Association of Texas, www.alstexas.org.