In 1969, Tony married Rosalia Bongiovanni and had their first son Lenny in 1971. Unfortunately, Tony suffered an unimaginable loss when Rosalia died in 1973. As a widow and young father Tony picked himself up and found love again and in 1978 he married Marianna Sanfilippo. They had three children together, Anthony, Robby and Antonella. His greatest accomplishment in his life are his children. He loved them dearly and did everything for them. The kids really had the best dad. Tony was there for all their biggest life moments. Their marriages, Lenny to Jennifer, Robby to Andrea, Antonella to Ron. When his first grandchild Isabella was born in 2002, he became a proud grandfather. He has 7 grandkids total starting with Isabella, Leo, Giovanna, Laura, Julia, J.R., and James. He always used to say “being a grandfather is the best!”.