Tony's family has planned "A Celebration of Life" to remember, honor, and toast Tony on Sunday, August 14th:
Bocci Trattoria
2425 Kildaire Farm Road
Cary, NC 27518
We will meet at 3:30 to share stories and laughter, and enjoy a glass wine and some excellent Italian food, as Tony would have wanted. We would love to have you attend and share.
Please RSVP
Dawn@dawngreco.com
919-601-0279
After a brief and sudden battle with cancer, Anthony James “Tony” Greco passed away at the age of 62 in Plano, Texas. He is survived by his wife Dawn, and his children, Jeffrey and Arielle; his sister Karen and her husband Larry Paxson; his sister Marie and her husband James DeMar; his nephew Kevin Paxson, and his step-mother Delma Greco. Tony is preceded in death by the very recent passing of his father Angelo Anthony “Tony” Greco on June 22, 2016 and his mother Rosemary Delaquila Greco in July 1981.
Tony was born in Chicago Illinois and graduated from Maine East High School and attended Columbia College of the Arts in Chicago. His career in marketing and in the wireless and mobile electronics industry found him traveling across the country and world-wide.
Tony will be greatly missed by family, friends and co-workers. He is known for his passion for life, knowledge, his children, and his work. He knew every Sherlock Holmes story and loved the music of the 70’s, especially The Beatles music. More recently he had developed a love for America’s Route 66 and had taken several trips along the route.
A “Celebration of Life” service and luncheon is planned and details will be provided. In lieu of flowers, please feel free to make a donation to a cause of your choice.
Tributes
Leave a tributeI only know where I’ve been
Only one thing that I’m sure of
I’ll change the world that I’m in
By Anthony Greco, October 1970
Lois Warchol Flannery
Most people called Anthony by the name of "Tony", but as Karen and he where growing up, she and both her Mom [Rosemary] and Dad [Angelo, who would also go by he name "Tony"], would always call him "Anthony".
Marie, however being the youngest of the three children, broke with Family Tradition and has always just called him Tony.
I had always found Tony [Anthony] to be a "Gadget Guy"! He always wanted to play with, and have that latest cool gadget and also tell you about it, which then always made his smile brighter!!
As I first met Tony back in the 70's he was working [I believe at "Auto Sound"] selling and installing the latest Stereo technology for you car, again Gadgets!
A bit prior to that, he was part of the WMTH - Maine Township East Radio Station [ I believe because they had Gadgets! ]
Even as Karen and I would go to Tony's home, back then in the Chicago area prior to their move to North Carolina, he and his wife Dawn, along with both the kids Jeff, and Ari would be watching a Movie on Laser Disc [ Look it up kids ], it wasn't around long, but Tony thought it was one of the greatest things! And wanted to show it too you and tell you all about it.
Tony made his living moving from one new gadget to another, leaving the older gadgets behind, working in service and Marketing at company's such as Sony Ericsson and most recently at ZTE.
If you were a friend of Tony and you were talking to him, he more than likely had a Gadget in his hand, and he would be explaining and showing you all of the "Neat and Cool" things it could do. As in one of the pictures below were he was recently showing functions of a new tablet to his Dad, during Thanksgiving of 2015. [Think about it, maybe I am wrong, but are you now having memories of you and Tony as he demonstrates that latest thing? ] If so you have just made Tony happy, and put a smile on your face at the same time!
I also want to say, if for some reason you are not feeling well, tell your family, they always love you, and want to know how you are doing, even if the news is not the best!!
With Love, Larry
Oh BTW, I believe the other photo is from the late 70's. It was a Polaroid [That's right, look it up kids] It too was once a gadget
Leave a Tribute
I only know where I’ve been
Only one thing that I’m sure of
I’ll change the world that I’m in
By Anthony Greco, October 1970
Lois Warchol Flannery