Anthony DeVito Obituary

MAY GOD BLESS MY LITTLE BUDDY WHO ALWAYS KEPT ME FED WHEN i CAME VISITING. WE HAD MANY GREAT STORY TELLING TIMES OVER A SANDWICH IN JOE'S STORE. THOSE WERE THE WONDERFUL DAYS OF TAYLOR STREET. MY PRAYERS WILL GO OUT TO HIS FAMILY AND MY LITTLE BUDDY.

Dear DeVito Family: I just heard of Ant's passing and am sending my best wishes to you as your heart is heavy with sorrow. I went to Wright College with him way back in the late 70s and was fortunate enough to have him as a friend. We had a really fun group back then, and kept in touch every few years. God rest his soul.

Dear DeVito Family, We were saddened to hear of the passing of Anthony..He has always been such a part of Taylor Street. We will always remember him fondly. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. May God bless you and hold Anthony softly in his hands.

Will always remember your humor and wit.

Hearts and prayers with your family. Deepest sympathies.

Anthony,
You left us all so young-but the memories you left are good ones. Living on Bishop St. for us were our best years.We will always treasure the good times we had with you, your parents & sisters.We will never forget you.

Joe, Jo & Jerry

It saddens me to here of Anthony's passing, the shock of his death is only tempered by the memories of us growing up in the old neighborhood. Anthony will always be part of these memories.

My heart goes out to the family. Anthony was a dear friend and although we didn't see each other much anymore my heart is sadened by the loss. Anthony was like no other, he will missed.

Anthony - We will miss you dearly and will share fond memories of your generosity, warm heart and colorful character with our children, Bradley and Carter. You are in our hearts and prayers. Ryan and Karie Gill

Anthony,
I have alot of fond memories of you of when we were kids growing up and they will never be forgotten. May GOD FOREVER BLESS YOU now that you're in his house (that's one house you cannot sell!) and we will always keep you in our hearts... Bye-Bye for now!

My deepest condolences to Anthony's family and dear friends. He was always happy and had something kind to say about everyone. A very special person!

Dear Grace, Rosemarie, Lonnie, and Tonia - We are so sorry for your loss, but we are so grateful for the time we had together with Anthony. We'll never forget the parties, the Dells, Michigan, etc...And, I know that Anthony will always continue to be with us. He was definitely one of a kind and that's what we admired most about him. Deep down, he was just a big teddy bear with a heart of gold.
"May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well-lived."
We love you "Ant".
Your Cousins, Dave, Angela, Anika, and Nicholas

Dear Grace & Rosemarie: I am very sorry for your loss, he was a great person. We hung out in the old days together. We will all miss him very much. My prayers are with you.

Dear cousins Grace, Rosemarie, Lonnie and Tonia-
When we moved into the Wauconda area, I noticed a restaurant near Lake Zurich called "Taylor Street Cafe' ". This brought a smile and chuckle to my face because I knew exactly why it was named the way it was. When my parents lived here, they would always talk fondly about “Telor Strit” (yes, that’s Italian for Taylor Street!) It was always with anticipation that we would make the trip your house, which, to my surprise, was not on Taylor but actually on Bishop Street. The family and friends gatherings were always so festive and warm and everyone was always welcome. And, Anthony… well what can I say about Anthony. He had a way with words - he pulled no punches and he let everyone know what he was thinking. He was part of the colorful zest that your gatherings brought to life. Anthony will be sorely missed just as your dear dad (Zi Peppin) and dear mom (Zi Annin) are sorely missed.

Anthony: thanks for brightening the life of everyone you touched. We love you buddy and we are consoled in knowing that soon Mt. Carmel will change forever. Soon we will hear your voice calling everyone over to you dad’s baked pasta dishes and your Mom’s desserts tables! May the Lord always be with you. With love, your cousins Tonio, Mary, Michael, Cristina and Annalisa.

Dear Grace, My condolences to your and your family. Although I never had the pleasure of meeting Anthony, I recall the stories you shared about him and I know he was quite a guy! God bless you.

Dear Grace & Rosemarie,
My prayers are with you both. Anthony was a very special man, he new how to bring joy and love to all. He was our Anthony "MAMA". Sometimes he made me laugh so much I cried. He was one in a million. By now I am sure he is entertaining everyone in heaven, he will be missed. Rosina

Anthony I cant believe you are gone so fast.I cant fathom this world without you.We gone on many vacations to flordia and of course galena those new years days.Ill miss you my friend.

Dear Grace, Rosemary, family & friends, You are in our prayers. We feel emptiness in our hearts over the passing of Anthony. We will remember him fondly. He was a special personality devoted to family and friends. Kindest personal regards, Ron Farina & Sara Droege

Dear Gracie and Rosemarie,
I am so sorry to learn of Anthony's passing. Your family is in my thoughts and prayers. I am en route to Florida and read this sad news in the online tribune.
Cousin Joanie (Mary Dellaria's dayghter) Check

DEAREST T.A. (Our Loving nickname for Anthony when we all went out). Philly D.(FROM THR BRONX) (I think) started it.
The GOOD TIMES we shared together were PLENTIFUL, but somehow NOT NEARLY enough!
SWEETIE, May you REST IN PEACE! You're our Angel now!
PROMISE We'll have a toast for you when we get together in your honor. Until we meet again in Heaven one day!
T.A. or Anthony, We LOVE You And Will Always MISS YOU!
Especially your Smile! :)
Cindy Ferro & Andrea DeVivo

Dear Gracie,Rose,Lonnie & Tonia,
My family and I are deeply saddened and crushed by the loss of Anthony,he will be greatly missed by all of us. He was a lifelong,childhood friend of mine.From the first day of school at Our Lady of Pompeii, through high school, to the Bishop St. days and beyond it was one wild and crazy ride, one that was cut way to short. The guys and I suffered a great loss, one that could never be replaced. Anthony, You and your family took all of us in and made us feel like we were part of your family, Your house was like a second home to all of us,and I will always remember that.The memories I have will last a lifetime. A part of all of us was sadly taken that day, for our crew will never be the same again. Like Jackie Gleason used to say to Art Carney, SO LONG PAL..........

Joe & Jo Ann Parrella & Family

You were always a great friend. You will be deeply missed and always remembered.

Anthony-You are one in a million, no one in a billion. You taught me so much. You always had all the time in the world.

I have a long fuse
You have a short one
I speak softly
You bellow loudly
I patiently suffer with a poorly working cell phone
You throw yours against the wall and move on

Ellen and I will always cherish the friendship we had with you.

There is no doubt that you are one of the few very honest, direct and sincere people that you could meet.

Sympathy to the family that loved you and you loved

Drs Bob and Ellen Polisky

You are in my thoughts and prayers.

Dear Godmother Grace & Rosemary:

We are very sorry for the loss of your loving brother and our wonderful cousin Anthony. He touched all of our lives in very unique and special ways. I will always have great memories of growing up in Chicago and being part of the family reunions or holiday parties at the Devitos’. I can still visualize gathering around the kitchen table surrounded by great Aunts, Uncles, Godparents and cousins while feasting on generous platters of delicious food, drinks and desserts. Cousin Anthony was always the life of the party with his funny jokes or interesting stories. As a young kid, I will never forget driving to Little Italy with my father to visit the “Taylor Street” family… Our first stop was always at the Deli to have a big salami sandwich, to spend time with Uncle Joe and to watch him make Italian sausage as he reminisced about his childhood in Valenzano. Of course, Cousin Anthony could always be heard in the background greeting or cursing at the clientele. After each visit, he always made it a point to give me special treats while offering advice and words of wisdom in his blunt (but loving), Anthony way… To Anthony, “Thank you for being a great inspiration and a special cousin. We love you, miss you and will never forget you, we will forever cherish all of the great memories we have and the great times we've shared” Our thoughts and prayers are with you. With much love, your cousins, Frank, Julie and Siena Vitucci

Gracie,
I'm so deeply sorry. Anthony and you so graciously and warmly welcomed me to your home. I now wish I could have come more often.
His hospitality had no bounds. He will be greatly missed by so many.
My deepest condolence to you and your family.

What can I say cous Anthony? You were very unique in life, all way to the dramatic end of it. That quality you had, coupled with your uncanny sense of humor and larger than life generous heart touched sooo many people…I don’t know what you can see from up there cous..…If you are able to see, you will realize that your life on earth has been a precious gift to so many who are now feeling your tremendous loss, especially your dear sisters Gracie and Rosemary. I have great faith that we will all meet someday, sit around the eternal big table, eat, drink, laugh, joke and why not cry a little too just like the good old days.
With all my affection, this is not Addio but Arrivederci Anthony - I love you!

Dear DeVito Family,
My best recollections of Anthony are when I would go over to Falbo's and order my Italian sub. It always seems that when I was there Anthony was there with a cheerful greeting wanting to know how I was doing. Over the years I had come to love and appreciate him. Warmest regards and prayers to you, his family, he'll be well remembered by many.

Sam and Nancy Astorino , beloved first cousin ,truelly will be missed , but never never forgoten.

Dear Grace and Rosemary,
I can't even begin to explain the pain I feel for the loss of my cousin Anthony. The memories I have of Anthony, your family and your home, I will cherish for the rest of my life. Over the past few years I have come to love my cousin in a very special way, he has touched my life in more ways than one. I got to know him more than I ever have, and all I can say is he is the man with the golden heart!!
I Love You Anthony!!!!!
We will miss him terribly, but I know he will be with us always!! Our deepest sympathy,
Teresa, Mike, Joe and Daniela

Sincere condolences to the DeVito family. Anthony's memory will always be with me. He was a heck of a guy and will surely be missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing him.

Dear DeVito's
I'm sorry about the heart break. I didn't know Anthony as well as I wanted to. I always looked at him as a proud man. He was stubbern and difficult at times but he was a good man and had a heart of gold. I wish I could of seen him at least one last time. I see him in my mind. As crazy as it may sound I always looked at him as a mentor. In the short time that I did know him He gave me advice I will keep with me always. I love You Anthony, Peace. Joey

Gracie & family: My thoughts and prayers are sincerely with you. Such a great loss! I pray the true love and bond you have with each other will keep Anthony alive and his presence with you forever.
I will remember him as personable and generous.

Peter,Jenny,Amanda, Matthew,Michael,and God son little Anthony will miss Big Anthony very much. He will always be in our hearts especially during Christmas. We love you very much

DEAR ROSE AND GRACIE, WE WERE ALL VERY SADDENED TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR BROTHER ANTHONY. YOU ARE IN OUR PRAYERS.

My condolences to the family.

There are millions of words we could write about you, but all we want to say is thanks... Thanks for all the times you made us play with your best toys when we were children. Thanks for lending your shoulder when we were in desperation for the loss of my father and our Nonno. Thanks for being the warmest teddy bear even if you wanted to seem Mr. Tough Man. A special thanks goes to God...Thank you God for giving us Anthony...even though his mission on earth has ended, we are sure he will continue, because he will now be a guardian angel for many people. GOOD BYE ANTHONY Love you! cousins Nuccia, Francesco and Antonio

My prayers are with the family, and he will be missed.

Dear Grace, Rosemary, Lonnie and Tonia - You have been and will continue to be in our hearts and prayers and Anthony will be remembered forever. We will forever cherish all of the great memories we have and the good times we've shared. All our Love and Deepest Sympathy - cousins Josey, Rob, Stefania and Adriana.

To the DeVito Family,
I'm so sorry for the loss of your brother. I only knew Anthony for a very brief time, he came to Ixtapa with Chris and me.....he was the life of the trip. I'll always remember him going down the slide by the pool and screaming and then he was snoring so loud that he woke me and Chris up every night around 2......he was our personal alarm clock....Well i'm so sure that lots of people have their memories of Anthony and this is mine....so I just wanted to share that with you and bring a smile to your faces....now he's in a better place without any more pain and unpleasantness. Always know that he'll be in your hearts no matter what.....keep the faith and try to have a good new year....

You will always be in my prayers. THANK YOU my dear friend and your sweet family for being soooooo kind to me when we were kids. Rest Ant. Pray for us

Grace, Rose, Lonnie & Tonia, We share in your sorrow and know that are hearts are wth you in the loss of Anthony, he will be missed. Much love, The Norman & Golinsky Families

Anthony was a great guy with a loving soul. We will miss him in Chicago and Michigan. Pat & Liz