*Memories of Tony*

Been thinking alot about my baby lately. I put a foto up of him with his beautiful smile. He was looking at me in this pic. It was taken at the expresso bar in Inverness. Schivone was trying to make him laugh while she was on the Karaoke. You who know Schivone she doesn't stop at anything unless she makes you crack. Amanda and Brian were there, so was Lance. And Tony was trying so hard not to laugh at Schivone, he wasn't in that great a mood. She was trying so hard acting like her goofy self. Tony couldn't hold back anymore and looked at me as if to say "Oh my God, this person will stop at nothing" and he finally looked at me cracked this beautiful smile. I miss him so much.
If you guys can think of a memory of Tony that made him/you smile please post it. I'd love to hear it.
Rosane


From Amanda T. - *Memories of Tony* this ones for you Rosane, I remember when Brian brought his little gas scooter over and Tony was riding it!! Tony was so tall he had to bend his knees to hold on to it!! I will never forget watching him ride around the block in the middle of the night and listening for the sound of the scooter when he was comin back around the corner. The funniest part about the whole thing was that he was so tall and the scooter was so little.


From Andy D. - The memory that hits me the most is when Tony got his moms car stuck in the sand at ivy chase apartments and at like 3a.m Tony came beaten on my window to help him push his moms car out before she found out. lol It took us hours and yes Rosane, LD was there. lol Sorry for the snitchen' but i hope it brings a smile. We will always love you Tony.
love, Andy D.

Memories of Tony* for Mama:
Chris D. - Well, this one time it was ld, tony, brian and i and we were all out all hours of the night being young and dumb...drunk playing in the rich neighborhoods...we were in a neighborhood that was just getting developed...ld and i were about 11 and 12, tony and brian were like 15 or 16....we all had been drinking and having fun...we seen this big old hill that had 2 have been created by the bull dosers from the sub division...tony said lets all c who can get 2 the top first...so we all ran up the hill...as drunk as we were we all made it 2 the top!....we hung out up there for awile and chilled...we were all just joking around up there for awile...then tony pushed brian just playing around and he rolled all the way down this hill, it must of been 15 2 20 high...brian was doing back flips all the way down the hill...when he got 2 the bottom he stood up on his feet and didnt really know what happened...we all couldnt stop laughing...it was so funny...well that one of the many times ma...love u!!!


"Solangie" - I miss my BIG brother so much!! ofcourse we all have lots of awesome memories of him .. Heather reminded me awhile ago about the first time i went to go ride on her fourwheeler and he was drivin us back to her house and he kept askin questions about it, lookin out for me and my safety lol, Tony asked if i had a helmet, i said no and he slammed on the breaks, whipped the car around and he went and got me his helmet out of the house. lmao... wakin him up was always fun, lol he'd stretch out his entire body, his eyes would be poppin out and the whole time he's doin this, he's takin in the biggest breath u could imagine and when he was done he'd say 'whats up?' in his groggy voice...I used to tell him it was like a bear comin out of hibernation. i miss the goofy face he used to do when he'd talk to me like a lil kid.. THANK GOD i have a picture of that.. its on the fridge, lol its so perfect too cause i started callin him 'ton' (tone lol) and i had just said 'i love you ton' and he did the goofy face and said 'i love you too solan' and i started crackin up laughin! ok ok ok i could be here all day but ill just give u one more lol.... the day i told him i wanted him to walk me down the isle when i got married... he smiled, gave me a big hug and said ofcourse and my mom told me later that when i left the room, he looked at her,his face lit up and he told her he felt honored.
I couldnt begin to describe in words exactly how much i miss him...his hugs, his voice/laugh or just his presence in a room and i thank God that i made that phone call the night before he passed away and my last words were 'I love you'.


Tiffany D. - Miss everything about him. I miss how he use to just hold me. The conversations we use to have. He was easy to talk too. I miss how when I was carrying his baby he catered to my every need. I didn't want for nothing. He made sure life was easy for me. He not only told he loved me but showed it. I miss play fighting with him. He was the tallest person at my mother's wedding and he had caught the garter that goes on the woman's leg. Nobody had a chance with his tall behind. Love and miss you Tony. I still can't believe he is gone!!!


Heather L. - So one memory always pops into my mind, when I think about Tony.
It was when you guys were living on Citrus Way by Centrailia RD. Solange and I were about 11 years old. Tony was taking Solange and I back to my house for her to Sleep over. We were in the back seat of his Prelude talking about riding my 4 wheeler and stuff, when Tony heard that, He SLAMS on his brakes and says we're turning around to get a helmet for Solange. It just shows how much he cared and what a fatherly type of guy he was to his little sister.
This memory always brings a smile to my face. Heather


Amanda T - My last memory of Tony was the last time I saw him....Tony and LD came up to my grandmothers house to see Devon after he was born....It was probably about the beginning of March, Devon was only a couple months old. Devon got the cutest Old Navy overalls, I still have them. LD was so scared to hold Devon cause he was still so little but Tony just picked him right up and walked around with him. I wish that Brian could've been there to see Tony with Devon. We went out to eat at Golden Corral and then took pictures in the parking lot. Tony got up in the truck with Devon at the wheel and LD took pictures of them. I wish I knew where that camera ended up, it was Tonys camera.