My fondest memory of Tony was in 9th grade (?) when he asked if I wanted to have lunch at his place. We jumped the fence, and walked a few blocks to his house, but there was literally nothing to eat. I kicked it on his couch while he jumped on his motorcycle to go grab "lunch". 10 minutes later he walks in with a couple of plain brown bags. I could still remember him placing two six packs (1 St. Pauli Girl and 1 Becks) on the counter--no Pup-N-Taco or anything even resembling food-- and saying "dude, you get first choice"....I took the Pauli Girl....we each threw down our six pack and humped it back to school....funny, I don't seem to recall the rest of that day.
Even though Tony was in the same grade as the rest of us, he was kind of like a big brother. Protective of his friends. Wild and crazy. I was sad when I heard he had passed, but not surprised. He definitely lived life to the fullest.
Gosh I remember Tony hanging out at our house so often with my brother Kenny and how sad it was that he died so young and so tragically. I remember his funeral, and how littered it was with young people. It was just not right. He was a good hearted person. It is too bad that he is not here to see how his life could have turned out!
Tony could ride a wheelie on his motorcycle forever. In High school i had an assignment in Am.Lit. where you had to find a newspaper clipping and write a story or poem about it. I came across the article about Tony's accident and wrote this poem... Going out to have a good time Never did you think of dying Slow down my friend your going too fast Please dont make this trip your last Twisted metal after rounding a curve More than this did you deserve R.I.P
Tony, soft spoken and yet had an undeniable presence when around. I always felt like Tony was older than me by a decade. He had this old soul quality that has stuck in my memory all these years. Too young to die. God bless you Tony.
This is so sad to see. I remember one day his Dad took us to work with him. Tony and I spent an entire day riding in the back of his Dad's cargo van going from place to place. I have no idea what his Dad did, but those were the days of no seat belts and we just had the time of our lives rolling with every turn and fliping back and forth with every stop and go. We laughed our asses off. Tony had a tremendous laugh. Miss ya man. We'll raise a toast to you on the 27th.
I remember Tony well. He had build a motor cross track in his back yard. I could hear his mom yelling out the window at him for kicking up dirt against the house. There was this big huge dust cloud forming. He kept on riding.. There was a open field on Reseda just south of Ventura blvd and after meeting Tami Coffman she would invite me to hang out there. All the girls had horses,all the boys had dirt bikes it was a great time for everyone. I remember Tami yelling at Toni for spooking the horses. Tony thought it was funny to see the horses get spooked. Those and many more memories..
So sorry to see that Tony had passed away! I remember him as well as a very soft spoken gentle soul... eventhough I also remember him loving his motor bikes!!! I hope he is still enjoying what he loved most with his still gentle ways up in heaven!
Ira Rosenblatt
My fondest memory of Tony was in 9th grade (?) when he asked if I wanted to have lunch at his place. We jumped the fence, and walked a few blocks to his house, but there was literally nothing to eat. I kicked it on his couch while he jumped on his motorcycle to go grab "lunch". 10 minutes later he walks in with a couple of plain brown bags. I could still remember him placing two six packs (1 St. Pauli Girl and 1 Becks) on the counter--no Pup-N-Taco or anything even resembling food-- and saying "dude, you get first choice"....I took the Pauli Girl....we each threw down our six pack and humped it back to school....funny, I don't seem to recall the rest of that day.Lisa Smith (Lopez)
I just remember tony being such a nice soft spoken guy!! God must only want the good ones!!!Michelle Del Guercio
Even though Tony was in the same grade as the rest of us, he was kind of like a big brother. Protective of his friends. Wild and crazy. I was sad when I heard he had passed, but not surprised. He definitely lived life to the fullest.Debbie Yaker (Spellman)
Gosh I remember Tony hanging out at our house so often with my brother Kenny and how sad it was that he died so young and so tragically. I remember his funeral, and how littered it was with young people. It was just not right. He was a good hearted person. It is too bad that he is not here to see how his life could have turned out!Debbie Yaker
Steven J. Weiss
Tony could ride a wheelie on his motorcycle forever. In High school i had an assignment in Am.Lit. where you had to find a newspaper clipping and write a story or poem about it. I came across the article about Tony's accident and wrote this poem...Going out to have a good time
Never did you think of dying
Slow down my friend your going too fast
Please dont make this trip your last
Twisted metal after rounding a curve
More than this did you deserve
R.I.P
Joseph Shannon
Tony, soft spoken and yet had an undeniable presence when around. I always felt like Tony was older than me by a decade. He had this old soul quality that has stuck in my memory all these years. Too young to die. God bless you Tony.Mike DeMenno
This is so sad to see. I remember one day his Dad took us to work with him. Tony and I spent an entire day riding in the back of his Dad's cargo van going from place to place. I have no idea what his Dad did, but those were the days of no seat belts and we just had the time of our lives rolling with every turn and fliping back and forth with every stop and go. We laughed our asses off. Tony had a tremendous laugh. Miss ya man. We'll raise a toast to you on the 27th.Sean Ricci
Only realized too late how far ahead he was.Elana Cantrelle
I remember Tony well. He had build a motor cross track in his back yard. I could hear his mom yelling out the window at him for kicking up dirt against the house. There was this big huge dust cloud forming. He kept on riding..There was a open field on Reseda just south of Ventura blvd and after meeting Tami Coffman she would invite me to hang out there. All the girls had horses,all the boys had dirt bikes it was a great time for everyone. I remember Tami yelling at Toni for spooking the horses. Tony thought it was funny to see the horses get spooked. Those and many more memories..
Bonnie Ross (Bloom)
So sorry to see that Tony had passed away! I remember him as well as a very soft spoken gentle soul... eventhough I also remember him loving his motor bikes!!! I hope he is still enjoying what he loved most with his still gentle ways up in heaven!