Fairport – Antonio (Tony) Rizzo passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 8, 2022. He was predeceased by Mary Rizzo, his loving wife of 69 years, his parents, Faye Abed and Sergio Rizzo, and his brother Joseph Rizzo. His daughter, Doreen (Joseph) MacDonough, son, Thomas (Jean) Rizzo, PhD, grandchildren, Lauren MacDonough, Dr. Alicia (Adam Mueller) Rizzo, Michael (Jessica Gladstone) Rizzo, PhD, and Sean MacDonough, sister Geraldine Brownlee, and sister-in-law, Katherine Bingo loved him deeply and will miss him greatly. He is also survived by many loving and devoted nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Tony enjoyed a wonderful life filled with family and friends. He built a fantastic career surrounded by myriad friends at DuPont in Rochester, NY, and Australia. He enjoyed traveling around the world and country, especially to attend St. Louis Cardinal baseball games!
His family will honor his life in a private memorial. In lieu of flowers, those wishing may contribute to St Jude Children’s Hospital or a charity of their choice.
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T0 Tom, Doreen and Family: Mary and I offer our deepest sympathy and condolences to you upon the passing of your Dad,,Tony He was the warmest and sincere person we could have possibly known. He will be missed and will remain in our prayers. God bless you and your family.
Mary and Peter Ciavarri.
Tony will really be missed by me. Since my Dad passed away, Tony became the “family elder”. He always made sure he reminded me of that when we talked or were together. When he called and had to leave a message he would say this is Tony your family elder. He said I was the “family elder in training”. I guess now I have received the “family elder” title. We enjoyed getting together. Every year he made a date to meet at the cemetery for my dad”s birthday and he brought the wine so that we could toast him. Now he can spend dad’s birthday with him. We had a lot of laughs. I will always remember the great times we had growing up and all the parties that we had in the family. We had a great time when we went to New Jersey for a vacation. He was a great cousin and will be missed greatly. My prayers are with Doreen and Tommy and their families.