Wayne Beck What can I say, other than you are the greatest man I have ever known. I’m not sure what the definition of a successful life is, but when I reflect on the impact you had on so many people and the size of the family that you built..I have to believe that you achieved more meaning with your life than than most could dream of. I know for a fact that without the choices that you made with your life, that I would not be here today. I will try my best to make you proud and to keep your legacy alive and will teach my children about what a wonderful man you are. When I look into my boys’ eyes, I will know that I am looking at a piece of you living on. What can I say….other than thank you, I love you and I will always remember the amount of fight and strength you had in your final hours.
Toni Lynn Arena Relation to Deceased: granddaughter On February 12th, 1987 I was a tiny birthday gift to you. I have loved my name since I could say it on my own because it was apart of yours. Thank you for your laughter and thank you for your big smile and for leaving a piece of you in all of us who love you. Every year on our birthday I’ll remember your big squeeze, blue eyes, and big smile saying “This is our special day.” Love you, and miss you. Xox
Sue m Schaubroeck Relation to Deceased: adopted daughter and friend Dad, I so grateful that i was blessed to be in your life. I will miss cooking diner for you. I will always treasure our time together. You always made me feel like your daughter. May the road rise to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face and rains fall soft upon your fields. And until we meet again, May God hold you in the hollow of His hand. An Old Irish Blessing
Sue Cicotte Relation to Deceased: Sister-in-law Tony..I have known you for most of my life and you have always been a bright shining star to me. Now you will be a bright shining star in the sky that continues to shine over me and my family forever, I love knowing that. We will miss your generous heart and your giving nature..thank you for all you gave to our family over the years. Rest happy in God’s Blessings…and we’ll be seeing you… xo Susie The butterfly emerges from its silken shell- Reborn, it arises, no longer bound to earth. Free at last, the butterfly glides to heights unknown before. So do our loved ones find a beautiful release as, earthbound no more, they leave our sight and joyfully rise to a garden of matchless beauty, a place of light and peace. -Evelyn Phillips
Stefano and Kenny Rotondi Relation to Deceased: Buddies Dear Grandpa V, We both hope you know how very much we loved you! Granpa V was always so nice to me, genuinely enthused and interested in everything I was doing. One of my fondest memories of him was when he took me along for a ride, in his red convertible, to buy italian sausage. We talked alot. He was a great guy! I will miss you Grandpa V. Stefano Grandpa V was always SO FUNNY!!! I loved when my buddy Nicholas Santiago and I spent time with Grandpa at his apartment. You could tell he really liked having us there! One of my fondest memories was when Nicholas and I were watching a program about booby traps. Grandpa was in another room and all of a sudden we heard him yell “Booby? What are you two watching?” Nicholas and I started cracking up! He was always funny like that! I will miss him alot! Kenny The butterfly emerges from its silken shell- Reborn, it arises, no longer bound to earth. Free at last, the butterfly glides to heights unknown before. So do our loved ones find a beautiful release as, earthbound no more, they leave our sight and joyfully rise to a garden of matchless beauty, a place of light and peace. -Evelyn Phillips
Sherri Villani Relation to Deceased: Daughter I can not recall a day in my life that if I didn’t see you, I talked to you on the phone. Yesterday I ran upstairs to tell you something but you were not there. The past 9 month you did everything you could to make memories for us. These memories we will treasure forever. You told me often “When things happen be strong”. I am trying my best but sometimes I just can’t fight back the tears. I love you with all my heart and even though you are gone I will forever be Daddy’s Little Girl! I am still waiting for those lottery numbers you told Dr. Allen you were going to give me as soon as you arrived in Heaven 🙂 We hold you close within our hearts and there you shall remain. To walk with us throughout our lives until we meet again. So rest in peace Dear loved one and thanks for all you’ve done. We pray that God has given you the crown you’ve truly won.
Renee Milks (Cekuta) As a strong person passes memories of the past flood our thoughts. Tony was a father of strength and a friend for life. For his family I wish you the strength to believe he will always be here in our hearts.
nichole s john Relation to Deceased: granddaughter miss u so much papa tony..we had so many wonderful memories together, so hard to pick just one…frank(mike) and the girls loved spending our christmases with you..you are part of our family and will be truely missed… The butterfly emerges from its silken shell- Reborn, it arises, no longer bound to earth. Free at last, the butterfly glides to heights unknown before. So do our loved ones find a beautiful release as, earthbound no more, they leave our sight and joyfully rise to a garden of matchless beauty, a place of light and peace. -Evelyn Phillips
Marion LaRiviere (Scaffido) Relation to Deceased: Cousin Cousin Tony, My lasting memory of you will be at the Scaffido Reunion when we were all at the cemetary where the grandparents were buried, and here you rode up in your red convertible with the top down and a big smile on your face with one of your granddaughters. You will always be remembered I think no matter where you stray, That I shall go with you a way. Though you may wander sweeter lands, You will not forget my hands, Nor yet the way I held my head Nor the tremulous things I said. You will still see me, small and white And smiling, in the secret night, And feel my arms about you when The day comes fluttering back again. I think, no matter where you be, You’ll hold me in your memory And keep my image there without me, By telling later loves about me. Dorothy Parker
Maria E Heagerty Relation to Deceased: Daughter Dad, As much as I am not ready to let go of our time together,I am happy you have found peace.This past year was the best time we have ever spent together and I will cherish it my whole life! I still don’t use my sideview mirrors in my car (which you yelled at me for every single time I picked you up)and I still can hear you evey time I look over my shoulder when I’m changing lanes…USE YOUR MIRRORS THATS WHAT THERE FOR!! I love and miss you! No goodbyes -someday we will be together again ! ~~ Maria We hold you close within our hearts and there you shall remain. To walk with us throughout our lives until we meet again. So rest in peace Dear loved one and thanks for all you’ve done. We pray that God has given you the crown you’ve truly won.
Kathryn M Villani Relation to Deceased: Daughter How do I choose a memory to share? I have 50 years full of them. I guess the most recent is the day I was leaving for vacation to celebrate my 50th birthday. Dad made Sherri bring him to my house because the birthday gift he bought me had arrived late and he couldn’t wait for me to get back to give it to me. It is a inscribed double heart necklace.it says “my daughter,always a part of my heart” it came with a poem that i would like to share. It doesen’t matter where you are Whether close or very far. You’ll always be a part of me For ever you will always be. Just call my name,I’ll be there to show how much i truly care. Bound by love,it keep us strong. in my heart where you belong. The future none of us can see What lies ahead is a mystery Today,tomorrow,it’s all the same. The love we have will never change. I LOVE YOU DAD!!!
Kathleen m Smith Relation to Deceased: adopted daughter and friend i have always loved you dad.i will miss our wed.together i will never forget the day we had to rescue sasha from under the deck. Safely Home I am home in Heaven dear ones: Oh, so happy and so bright! There is perfect joy and beauty in this everlasting light. All the pain and grief is over, every restless tossing passed I am now at peace forever, safely home in Heaven at last. Then you must not grieve so sorely, for I love you dearly still; try to look beyond earth shadows, Pray to trust our Father’s will There is work still waiting for you, so you must not idly stand: do it now, while life remaineth you shall rest in Jesus’ land When that work is all completed, He will gently call you Home; oh the rapture of that meeting, oh the joy to see you come!
Gina Cicotte Relation to Deceased: sister-in-law Years of wealth can only be measured in the love from your family ..To them you will always be their hero.I personally thank-you for all the beautiful neices and nephews I have.Rest In Peace Tony I know you have started to build that bridge.God Bless. Safely Home I am home in Heaven dear ones: Oh, so happy and so bright! There is perfect joy and beauty in this everlasting light. All the pain and grief is over, every restless tossing passed I am now at peace forever, safely home in Heaven at last. Then you must not grieve so sorely, for I love you dearly still; try to look beyond earth shadows, Pray to trust our Father’s will There is work still waiting for you, so you must not idly stand: do it now, while life remaineth you shall rest in Jesus’ land When that work is all completed, He will gently call you Home; oh the rapture of that meeting, oh the joy to see you come!
Donna Rotondi Relation to Deceased: Dear friend Grandpa V, You were the best! I never thought I would ever come across a man I admired as much as my own Father but I have to say, you were a very close second! You were always a gentleman. Always pleasant. Always with a smile! I took pleasure in watching your face light up when you volunteered at school or anytime you were around the children. No matter what the kids said or did you ALWAYS gave a reason why their worst behavior was justified. In your own words “They are just expressing themselves” I will miss so much about you. I know that you left knowing how much we all loved you and there is some comfort in that but we will miss you so very much! R. I. P. Grandpa V, until we all meet again! With love, ~Donna~ I think no matter where you stray, That I shall go with you a way. Though you may wander sweeter lands, You will not forget my hands, Nor yet the way I held my head Nor the tremulous things I said. You will still see me, small and white And smiling, in the secret night, And feel my arms about you when The day comes fluttering back again. I think, no matter where you be, You’ll hold me in your memory And keep my image there without me, By telling later loves about me. Dorothy Parker
Diane M Scaffido-Bianco Relation to Deceased: cousin My dearest Tony, it is so hard to believe that you are gone, I will truly miss you and your calls for mom’s recepies, mostly for braciolli. You have touched many lives in you lifetime. I can still remember growing up with your children, especially when Rangy was a baby and Scott’s “Birdseye commercial” when he was a baby, we have very many fun “Family” memories thru the year and they will be cherished always. R.I.P. my dear cousin. I Love you and hope you can hear that now as I never seemed to say it many times before. Diane The celebration of life, shared in the beginning, and again, in the end. Yet we forget to celebrate it, in every moment we live. Time, days, years, go on, but are we alive? Alive and do not know it, sleeping in the world and dead to the life we are to live. To celebrate all life, the sparrow who sang in the morning, and died in the night, why do we not celebrate its life? To know thyself is to know you are alive – to give, to love, to seek truth, beauty, and suffer pain. In life as it is meant to be, pain is forgotten, and strength is all that’s left to be gained in the moment by moment celebration of life. By Deborah Peabody
Anthony J Villani Jr. Relation to Deceased: Son Dad, I cant say enough about how honored I am to have had such a great father. You were the most unselfish person and always took pleasure in everyone else’s happiness. You always put your family ahead of everything, including yourself. You always wanted to be the first one to help out if anyone was in need and never turned your back on anyone. Your personality and smile were infectious. You could make the most miserable person smile, even when we were at the DMV and we had the most miserable clerk, and you walked up and said “I’m here for the steak dinner”, and she cracked a smile, probably the only smile she had all day. I have so many great memories of you and everything we have done together. I am proud to call you “Dad”. With great love from your “Buddy”
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Wayne Beck What can I say, other than you are the greatest man I have ever known. I’m not sure what the definition of a successful life is, but when I reflect on the impact you had on so many people and the size of the family that you built..I have to believe that you achieved more meaning with your life than than most could dream of. I know for a fact that without the choices that you made with your life, that I would not be here today. I will try my best to make you proud and to keep your legacy alive and will teach my children about what a wonderful man you are. When I look into my boys’ eyes, I will know that I am looking at a piece of you living on. What can I say….other than thank you, I love you and I will always remember the amount of fight and strength you had in your final hours.
Toni Lynn Arena Relation to Deceased: granddaughter On February 12th, 1987 I was a tiny birthday gift to you. I have loved my name since I could say it on my own because it was apart of yours. Thank you for your laughter and thank you for your big smile and for leaving a piece of you in all of us who love you. Every year on our birthday I’ll remember your big squeeze, blue eyes, and big smile saying “This is our special day.” Love you, and miss you. Xox
Sue m Schaubroeck Relation to Deceased: adopted daughter and friend Dad, I so grateful that i was blessed to be in your life. I will miss cooking diner for you. I will always treasure our time together. You always made me feel like your daughter. May the road rise to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face and rains fall soft upon your fields. And until we meet again, May God hold you in the hollow of His hand. An Old Irish Blessing
Sue Cicotte Relation to Deceased: Sister-in-law Tony..I have known you for most of my life and you have always been a bright shining star to me. Now you will be a bright shining star in the sky that continues to shine over me and my family forever, I love knowing that. We will miss your generous heart and your giving nature..thank you for all you gave to our family over the years. Rest happy in God’s Blessings…and we’ll be seeing you… xo Susie The butterfly emerges from its silken shell- Reborn, it arises, no longer bound to earth. Free at last, the butterfly glides to heights unknown before. So do our loved ones find a beautiful release as, earthbound no more, they leave our sight and joyfully rise to a garden of matchless beauty, a place of light and peace. -Evelyn Phillips
Stefano and Kenny Rotondi Relation to Deceased: Buddies Dear Grandpa V, We both hope you know how very much we loved you! Granpa V was always so nice to me, genuinely enthused and interested in everything I was doing. One of my fondest memories of him was when he took me along for a ride, in his red convertible, to buy italian sausage. We talked alot. He was a great guy! I will miss you Grandpa V. Stefano Grandpa V was always SO FUNNY!!! I loved when my buddy Nicholas Santiago and I spent time with Grandpa at his apartment. You could tell he really liked having us there! One of my fondest memories was when Nicholas and I were watching a program about booby traps. Grandpa was in another room and all of a sudden we heard him yell “Booby? What are you two watching?” Nicholas and I started cracking up! He was always funny like that! I will miss him alot! Kenny The butterfly emerges from its silken shell- Reborn, it arises, no longer bound to earth. Free at last, the butterfly glides to heights unknown before. So do our loved ones find a beautiful release as, earthbound no more, they leave our sight and joyfully rise to a garden of matchless beauty, a place of light and peace. -Evelyn Phillips
Sherri Villani Relation to Deceased: Daughter I can not recall a day in my life that if I didn’t see you, I talked to you on the phone. Yesterday I ran upstairs to tell you something but you were not there. The past 9 month you did everything you could to make memories for us. These memories we will treasure forever. You told me often “When things happen be strong”. I am trying my best but sometimes I just can’t fight back the tears. I love you with all my heart and even though you are gone I will forever be Daddy’s Little Girl! I am still waiting for those lottery numbers you told Dr. Allen you were going to give me as soon as you arrived in Heaven 🙂 We hold you close within our hearts and there you shall remain. To walk with us throughout our lives until we meet again. So rest in peace Dear loved one and thanks for all you’ve done. We pray that God has given you the crown you’ve truly won.
Renee Milks (Cekuta) As a strong person passes memories of the past flood our thoughts. Tony was a father of strength and a friend for life. For his family I wish you the strength to believe he will always be here in our hearts.
nichole s john Relation to Deceased: granddaughter miss u so much papa tony..we had so many wonderful memories together, so hard to pick just one…frank(mike) and the girls loved spending our christmases with you..you are part of our family and will be truely missed… The butterfly emerges from its silken shell- Reborn, it arises, no longer bound to earth. Free at last, the butterfly glides to heights unknown before. So do our loved ones find a beautiful release as, earthbound no more, they leave our sight and joyfully rise to a garden of matchless beauty, a place of light and peace. -Evelyn Phillips
Marion LaRiviere (Scaffido) Relation to Deceased: Cousin Cousin Tony, My lasting memory of you will be at the Scaffido Reunion when we were all at the cemetary where the grandparents were buried, and here you rode up in your red convertible with the top down and a big smile on your face with one of your granddaughters. You will always be remembered I think no matter where you stray, That I shall go with you a way. Though you may wander sweeter lands, You will not forget my hands, Nor yet the way I held my head Nor the tremulous things I said. You will still see me, small and white And smiling, in the secret night, And feel my arms about you when The day comes fluttering back again. I think, no matter where you be, You’ll hold me in your memory And keep my image there without me, By telling later loves about me. Dorothy Parker
Maria E Heagerty Relation to Deceased: Daughter Dad, As much as I am not ready to let go of our time together,I am happy you have found peace.This past year was the best time we have ever spent together and I will cherish it my whole life! I still don’t use my sideview mirrors in my car (which you yelled at me for every single time I picked you up)and I still can hear you evey time I look over my shoulder when I’m changing lanes…USE YOUR MIRRORS THATS WHAT THERE FOR!! I love and miss you! No goodbyes -someday we will be together again ! ~~ Maria We hold you close within our hearts and there you shall remain. To walk with us throughout our lives until we meet again. So rest in peace Dear loved one and thanks for all you’ve done. We pray that God has given you the crown you’ve truly won.
Kathryn M Villani Relation to Deceased: Daughter How do I choose a memory to share? I have 50 years full of them. I guess the most recent is the day I was leaving for vacation to celebrate my 50th birthday. Dad made Sherri bring him to my house because the birthday gift he bought me had arrived late and he couldn’t wait for me to get back to give it to me. It is a inscribed double heart necklace.it says “my daughter,always a part of my heart” it came with a poem that i would like to share. It doesen’t matter where you are Whether close or very far. You’ll always be a part of me For ever you will always be. Just call my name,I’ll be there to show how much i truly care. Bound by love,it keep us strong. in my heart where you belong. The future none of us can see What lies ahead is a mystery Today,tomorrow,it’s all the same. The love we have will never change. I LOVE YOU DAD!!!
Kathleen m Smith Relation to Deceased: adopted daughter and friend i have always loved you dad.i will miss our wed.together i will never forget the day we had to rescue sasha from under the deck. Safely Home I am home in Heaven dear ones: Oh, so happy and so bright! There is perfect joy and beauty in this everlasting light. All the pain and grief is over, every restless tossing passed I am now at peace forever, safely home in Heaven at last. Then you must not grieve so sorely, for I love you dearly still; try to look beyond earth shadows, Pray to trust our Father’s will There is work still waiting for you, so you must not idly stand: do it now, while life remaineth you shall rest in Jesus’ land When that work is all completed, He will gently call you Home; oh the rapture of that meeting, oh the joy to see you come!
Gina Cicotte Relation to Deceased: sister-in-law Years of wealth can only be measured in the love from your family ..To them you will always be their hero.I personally thank-you for all the beautiful neices and nephews I have.Rest In Peace Tony I know you have started to build that bridge.God Bless. Safely Home I am home in Heaven dear ones: Oh, so happy and so bright! There is perfect joy and beauty in this everlasting light. All the pain and grief is over, every restless tossing passed I am now at peace forever, safely home in Heaven at last. Then you must not grieve so sorely, for I love you dearly still; try to look beyond earth shadows, Pray to trust our Father’s will There is work still waiting for you, so you must not idly stand: do it now, while life remaineth you shall rest in Jesus’ land When that work is all completed, He will gently call you Home; oh the rapture of that meeting, oh the joy to see you come!
Donna Rotondi Relation to Deceased: Dear friend Grandpa V, You were the best! I never thought I would ever come across a man I admired as much as my own Father but I have to say, you were a very close second! You were always a gentleman. Always pleasant. Always with a smile! I took pleasure in watching your face light up when you volunteered at school or anytime you were around the children. No matter what the kids said or did you ALWAYS gave a reason why their worst behavior was justified. In your own words “They are just expressing themselves” I will miss so much about you. I know that you left knowing how much we all loved you and there is some comfort in that but we will miss you so very much! R. I. P. Grandpa V, until we all meet again! With love, ~Donna~ I think no matter where you stray, That I shall go with you a way. Though you may wander sweeter lands, You will not forget my hands, Nor yet the way I held my head Nor the tremulous things I said. You will still see me, small and white And smiling, in the secret night, And feel my arms about you when The day comes fluttering back again. I think, no matter where you be, You’ll hold me in your memory And keep my image there without me, By telling later loves about me. Dorothy Parker
Diane M Scaffido-Bianco Relation to Deceased: cousin My dearest Tony, it is so hard to believe that you are gone, I will truly miss you and your calls for mom’s recepies, mostly for braciolli. You have touched many lives in you lifetime. I can still remember growing up with your children, especially when Rangy was a baby and Scott’s “Birdseye commercial” when he was a baby, we have very many fun “Family” memories thru the year and they will be cherished always. R.I.P. my dear cousin. I Love you and hope you can hear that now as I never seemed to say it many times before. Diane The celebration of life, shared in the beginning, and again, in the end. Yet we forget to celebrate it, in every moment we live. Time, days, years, go on, but are we alive? Alive and do not know it, sleeping in the world and dead to the life we are to live. To celebrate all life, the sparrow who sang in the morning, and died in the night, why do we not celebrate its life? To know thyself is to know you are alive – to give, to love, to seek truth, beauty, and suffer pain. In life as it is meant to be, pain is forgotten, and strength is all that’s left to be gained in the moment by moment celebration of life. By Deborah Peabody
Anthony J Villani Jr. Relation to Deceased: Son Dad, I cant say enough about how honored I am to have had such a great father. You were the most unselfish person and always took pleasure in everyone else’s happiness. You always put your family ahead of everything, including yourself. You always wanted to be the first one to help out if anyone was in need and never turned your back on anyone. Your personality and smile were infectious. You could make the most miserable person smile, even when we were at the DMV and we had the most miserable clerk, and you walked up and said “I’m here for the steak dinner”, and she cracked a smile, probably the only smile she had all day. I have so many great memories of you and everything we have done together. I am proud to call you “Dad”. With great love from your “Buddy”