He attended elementary school at Manfield and went on to graduate from Williamson High School.
As a child he loved to go fishing, camping and building model cars. After high school he enlisted in the military where he was station at Fort Hood,
that is how he found Hamilton. He met Tom & Jessie Buster and they became his Texas family. In his adulthood he learned to love diesel engines.
Tony learned to tweak engines to make them go faster. He was often seen riding his motorcycle going where the wind took him.
Tony had three children Axel, Liam, and Amy.
He is proceeded in death parents, and his best friend Janice Johnson.
Tony is survived by his children Axel, Liam, Amy and brothers Fredrick Earl and Stewart Eric. A Memorial Service will be held Wednesday May 13, 2026, at 2:00 PM at Riley Funeral Home.