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On December 10, 1984 a beautiful bundle of joy was born
to my wife Patty and I. It was one of the happiest days
of our lives. The little knit hat that they put on newborn's
only covered about two thirds of his head and none of
his ear lobes. A Duffie trait. Luckily he grew on to
them. Later he grew a lot of curls to hide them. He
was our baby.
As a child Anth was a very good baby,
very loving, but also very daring. As he got older he
would try anything, especially if he was egged on by
his 2 older brothers. Jumping off the top of the radiator
because they told him he could fly like Superman was
only the beginning. Another time his friends were playing
in the woods and tried to be Tarzan and jump from tree
to tree-that took 2 months to repair the hole in his
leg where the tree limb went through.
Over the years
Anthony was on a first name basis with every one at
Allegheny General Emergency Room.
His doctor told us
that Anthony had no fear, we told her that we already
knew that. When he started to play football and hockey,
naturally he played full throttle with no fear-more
trips to Agh ER. When we would watch Steelers games
hw would tell me what play they were going to run on
that down-I was always amazed at how football smart
he was.
I didn't get to spend much time with Anth these
last few years and I realize how much I missed him but
I've seen in these last few days that he was in good
company with those who loved and cared for him.
Speaking
for myself and the entire family-Thank you for your
prayers and time to remember my son Anthony. I love
you Anth-may you rest in peace.
Love,
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